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history vocab ww1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Militarism | Policy of glorifying military power and preparing for war |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | Germany’s leader during WWI |
| Central Powers- (List countries) | Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire |
| Allies- (List countries) | France, Russia, Great Britain, U.S, Serbia, Japan, Italy |
| Western Front | Region of Northern France in WWI where Allies and Central Powers battled in trenches |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany’s plan to defeat France and then move east to attack Russia |
| Trench warfare | Form of warfare in which opposing sides fought in trenches |
| Eastern Front | Region along the German-Russian border in WWI |
| Unrestricted submarine warfare | Submarines would sink without warning any ship found in an enemy’s waters |
| Total war | war where a country devotes all their resources to the war effort |
| Rationing | limiting the amount of goods people can buy |
| Propaganda | Information spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent’s cause |
| Armistice | agreement to stop fighting |
| Woodrow Wilson | leader of the U.S during WWI |
| Georges Clemenceau | France’s leader during WWI |
| Fourteen Points | Wilson’s peace plan |
| Self-determination | Freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they wish to live |
| Treaty of Versailles | Peace treaty signed after WWI. Blames Germany for the war |
| League of Nations | International association formed after WWI with the goal of keeping peace among nations |