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11th Grade WW1
WW1 Review, 11th Grade World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 14 Points | Written by Wilson as his ideas for how to end the war |
| The Great War | Name of the war during the time period |
| Treaty of Versailles | Official treaty that ended The Great War |
| League of Nations | Peacetime alliance created at the end of WW1. Created by Wilson even though the US did not join |
| Militarism | Increases in the military as well as it having influence over the people. |
| Alliances of WW1 | Central Powers and Allied Powers |
| Alliances | mutual defense agreements |
| Imperialism | Taking over other countries to increase your wealth and power |
| Nationalism | Deep pride in your country |
| Battle of Argonne Forest | US troops dig in and help the allies in a strategic battle on the border of France and Germany |
| AEF | American Expeditionary Forces |
| Franz Ferdinand | Archduke to the Empire of Austria-Hungary. Assassinated in 1914. |
| No Man's Land | Area between the trenches where you'd find barbed wire, grenades, debris and bodies |
| casualties | Those considered dead, missing or wounded from war |
| trench warfare | type of fighting in WW1 where both sides dug in and defended their area |
| nerve gas | new chemical weapon used in WW1 |
| Harlem Hellfighters | African American infantry that was 'given' to the French to control during WW1 and were highly decorated at the end of the war. |
| reparations | money that must be paid back after war from one country to another |