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24 Cards in this Set
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Nationalism
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Deep devotion for one's country
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Militarism
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Policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war
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Triple Alliance
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An alliance made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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Kaiser Willhelm II
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Proud and stubborn
Against the sharing of power Army was his greatest pride |
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Triple Entente
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Alliance made up of Great Britain, France, and Russia
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Took the Austria-Hungarian throne
Shot by Serbians on July 28, 1914 |
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Central Powers
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Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
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Allies
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Alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan
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Western Front
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War front in all of France to the Swiss border
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Schlieffen Plan
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War plan to fight the Western front then quickly go to the Eastern front to fight
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Trench Warfare
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War that took place in trenches that were unsanitary and boring
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Eastern Front
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War front along German, Russian, and Austria-Hungarian borders
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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German submarines would sink other ships without alerting them
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Total War
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Country devoted all their resources to the war effort
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Rationing
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People could only buy things in small amounts
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Propaganda
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One-sided info used to persuade, to keep up morale and support for the war
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Armistice
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A cease of fire
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Woodrow Wilson
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Current President of U.S. at this time
Member of the Big Four-Represented U.S. also |
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Georges Clemencueau
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Represented France in the Big Four
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Fourteen Points
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Woodrow Wilson's series of peace prospects
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Self-determination
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Policy that people could decide for themselves under what government they wished to live
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Treat of Versailles
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Peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied powers after World War I
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League of Nations
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International Association whose goal would be to keep the peace among the nations.
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1914
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When the war started
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