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SC 7 WWI
SC 7-WWI
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | heir to Austria-Hungary thrown |
| Vladimir Lennin | leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia |
| nationalist group | groups of people who support nationalism and call for independence |
| arms race | building up a large supply of armament (weapons), huge armies and navies to outdo rival nations |
| alliance | agreement among nations to help each other if war breaks out |
| mobilization | the assembly and movement of troops |
| balance of power | when each side has equal power |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
| Allied Powers | British Empire, France, Russia |
| neutrality | policy of not taking sides |
| front | a line along which opposing armies face each other |
| trench warfare | lines of ditches from which soldiers fought |
| civilian | non-military person |
| propaganda | information designed to influence public opinion |
| soviets | committees formed to represent workers in Russia |
| Bolsheviks | radical socialist group in Russia in early 1900's |
| militarism | fascination with the glory of war and the power of the military |
| modern weapons of war | Airplanes, tanks, machine guns, poison gas, flamethrowers |
| Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand | The "spark" that started WWI |