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Militarism- countries that focus solely on military power, the competition

between countries with military might.

Imperialism- the strong taking over of weaker countries

alliance system- a system that country's chose who to join forces with.

Nationalism- the people believing highly in their country

Kaiser Wilhelm II- last german emperor and king of prussia.

Allies- the allies are the countrys [great britain, france, russia, and the
united states] who were going against the central powers

Central Powers- The countries [germany, italy, and the ottoman empire]
that are against the allies

Schlieffen Plan- a plan that the germans had to roll through belgium and
take over france.

Western Front- russians attacking germany's west.

Trench Warfare- a hole/ tunnel/ ground cover that soldiers digged to


protect themselves.

Eastern Front- the french and the british attacking from the east of
germany.

Franz Ferdinand- the prince that died and started World War I

Gavrilo Princip- the person who who started the war by killing the
Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Black Hand- secret serbian society that used terrorist acts to promote
liberation and plan to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand to do so.

Slavic Nationalism- slavic people who are concerned for the advancement
of integrity and unity.

Czar Nicholas II- the last czar of russia

Austro-Hungarian Empire- an empire that got taken over, later split after
the war into austria and hungary.

Ottoman Empire- an empire that was part of the axis powers, but was not
modernized as the other countries

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Propaganda- something a persuses people to do something


Rationing- splitting up food/ supplies/ materials equally among people

Conscription- targeting men to join the army mostly single but in world
war one, they started targeting married men.

Censorship- having people ignorant and stable not shaken from what's
really going on.

Total War- an all out war, using everything

Sinking of Lusitania- a passenger ship that was sunk by a german U-Boat


which also a reason for the americans to join the war.

Zimmerman Telegram- a telegram that made the US mad that was meant
for mexico to start a war against the US.

Woodrow Wilson- the president during world war one.

14 Points- Woodrow wilson's reasons needed for peace.

David Lloyd George- He was a liberal politician and he also introduced


many reforms that laid the foundation of modern warfare.

Treaty of Versailles- a treaty that ended world war one

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