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World War I

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militarism national policy of building and maintaining an army
nationalism wanting your country to be number one / freeing your country from foreign control
imperialism when a stronger country takes over a weaker one
alliances multiple countries joined together for defensive purposes
francis ferdinand archduke of austria who was assasinated
triple entente russia, france, britain, later US; later became the allied powers
triple alliance germany, austria, italy, later ottoman empire; later became the central powers
schlieffen plan germany didn't defeat france as quickly as hoped
mobilization preparing your country for war
propaganda ideas that are true or false spread to gain people's support
attrition each side trying to wear the other one down
gallipoli the peninsula south of istanbul; turkey won vs australia and new zealand; only real win for ottoman
contraband anything illegal
lusitania sinking of ship led to US joining war
zimmerman note letter sent from germany to mexico urging them to join the war
armistice cease fire; commanded 11/11/1918
indemnities cash payments
reparations resource payments
self-determination countries get to choose their own government
league of nations international diplomatic and peace organization
dawes plan reparation payment schedule for germany
b.g. tilak believed nationalism in india should be based on hinduism; offended muslims and other religious groups
mahandas ghandhi lead peaceful protests for independence against britain
dinishawai incident british soldiers accidently killed the egyptian prayer leader's wife and egypt started an independence movement
zionism return the jews to their homeland led by herzl
McMahon pledge british promised palestine to the arabs
balfour declaration british promised palestine to the jews
herzl led the zionist movement
pan africanism organization that had representatives from africa
negritude movement literary movement in africa to combat racial stereotypes; proud of heritage
women had jobs; war goods focus; propaganda effects of war on homefront
machine guns; trenches; submarines; tanks technologies
new nations political
lots of debt actual number economics
no more empires; women rebelled; europe no longer controls the world world history changes
balkan peninsula because archduke ferdinand was assassinated begin here and why
naval blockade and u-boats war at sea
nationalism spread effects on world
1914-1918 war time
brittain, france, US who was at versailles
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