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WWI

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Underlying Causes of WWI   MAIN-militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism  
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militarism   the building up of military forces to prepare to war  
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alliances   friendships among countries that established an order of protection in the case that there was an attack  
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imperialism   a stronger nation taking political and military control over a weaker nation  
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nationalism   pride in one's country and willingness to defend it  
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Franz Ferdinand   the Arch Duke of Austria Hungary who was assassinated  
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Immediate Cause of WWI   the assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand  
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Triple Alliance   Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy  
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Triple Entente   Britain, France, Russia  
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Central Powers   formerly the Triple Alliance; Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire  
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Allied Powers   formerly the Triple Entente; Britain, France, Russia, and later the U.S.  
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trench warfare   type of warfare that required troops to fight from trenches; allowed troops to use more defensive strategies  
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new technology   poison gas, machine guns, tanks, submarines, etc.  
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Lusitania   the British ship that was blown up by German U-boats; 128 Americans were killed; changed Americans minds about entering the war  
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Zimmerman Telegram   telegram from the Germans to Mexico, asking them to take their side; angered Americans and led to the U.S. declaration of war on Germany  
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neutrality   policy of staying out of a conflict/war; U.S. ad this policy for the first couple of years of WWI  
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Wilson's Fourteen Points   Wilson's recommendations for change after the war  
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League of Nations   group of nations that would keep peace to prevent another world war  
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Treaty of Versailles   treaty signed after WWI that blamed Germany for the war and made them pay reparations  
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armistice   an agreement to stop fighting while a treaty is created and signed  
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