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World War ONE -
5th Grade - 2011
Question | Answer |
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militarism | the belief in a strong military and in gaining power by war, or threatening war by building newer and more weapons and a larger army |
nationalism | extreme loyalty to your own country or culture based on the belief that your country is better than any other country |
imperialism | the creation of an empire by conquering or gaining control of other countries or lands |
Sarajevo | the capitol of Bosnia in 1914. the city where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated |
Woodrow Wilson | President of the United States when the U.S. entered World War I |
Allied Powers | Great Britain, France, Belgium, Russia |
Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia |
the "Great War" | another name for World War I, which broke out in Europe in August 1914 |
Treaty of Versailles | the peace agreement signed in Versailles, France (near Paris) that formally ended World War I |
Gavril Princip | Serbian nationalist who was part of a plot to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia |
League of Nations | the first organization designed to prevent future wars. Formed after World War I, the organization was not really successful, but it was a model for the formation of the United Nations |