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alliance system- a system that country's chose who to join forces with.
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.
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.
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
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.
Zimmerman Telegram- a telegram that made the US mad that was meant
for mexico to start a war against the US.