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Militarism
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The glorification of military strength
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Franz Ferdinand
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Heir to the austro- Hungarian throne
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Gavrilo princip
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Serbian nationalist who assassinated franz Ferdinand
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Allied powers
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Britain, France, and Russia
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Central powers
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Germany, austro- Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
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The first battle of the Marne
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Battle where allied forces forced German lines back 40+ miles
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No man's land
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Area between trenches, usually defended with barbed wire and mines
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Trench warfare
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New type of warfare with artillery preceding the ground forces, who would rush the enemy trenches and try to force the enemy out
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Battle of the some
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Four month battle resulting in heavy casualties on both sides
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