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module 19 vocab

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Militarism a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
Triple Alliance a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II last German emperor, and king of Prussia; known for his militaristic outlook and often blamed for the outbreak of WWI; forced to abdicate in late 1918
Triple Entente a military alliance between England, France, and Russia in the years leading up to WWI
Central Powers in WWI, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations who fought on their side
Allied Powers in WWI, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side
Western Front in WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battles each other
Schlieffen Plan Germany's military plan at the outbreak of WWI, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia
Trench Warfare a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield
Eastern Front in WWI, the region along the German-Russia border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks
Woodrow Wilson 28th president of the United States; proposed the league of nations after WWI as a part of his 14 points
Georges Clemenceau French politician; one of the major framers of of the Versailles Peace Treaty, insisting on German disarament and reparations
Fourteen Points a series of proposals in which Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after WWI
Treaty of Versailles peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied Powers after WWI
League of Nations international association formed after WWI with the goal of keeping peace among nations
Alliances an agreement between 2 or more states for mutual support
Industrialization the development of industries in a country or region
Nationalism a sense of pride in a country or ethnic group
Franz Ferdinand the Archduke of Austria; his assassination was a major inciting incident for WWI
Lustiania a British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line, sank by a U-Boat in WWI
The Balkans cluster of nations in Eastern Europe, between the Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman Empires
"Gentleman's War" a conduct of combat; mutual respect developed between German soldiers and Allied Powers' men during Trench Warfare during WWI
"No Man's Land" a narrow, muddy, treeless stretch of land, characterized by numerous shell holes, it separated the German's and the Allied Powers trenches in WWI
"Total War" includes 4 things: mobilization, refusal to compromise, the blurring of roles between soldiers and civilians, total control of society
U-Boats a german submarine
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