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militarism all are causes of wwi alliances imperialism nationalism |
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militarism |
policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war |
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alliances |
a formal agreement between nations: allies agree to support one another if attacked |
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imperialism |
policy by witch one country takes control of the economy and political affairs of another country |
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nationalism |
pride or devotion to your nation |
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allies (wwi) |
Russia, Britain, France |
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central powers (wwi) |
Austria hungary, Ottoman empire, German |
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trench warfare |
type of fighting during wwi. Both sides dug trenches protected by mines and wires |
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propaganda |
spreading of ideas of beliefs that help a particular cause and hurt the opposite; used in newspapers and political cartoons |
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lusitania |
German sub torpedoed the lusitania, a British passenger ship; 128 Americans killed; US threatens to break off relations with Germany |
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zimmerman telegram |
suggests an alliance with Mexico and Germany; Germany urges Mexico to declare war on Us if they attack Germany |
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victory gardens |
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league of nations |
as association of nations to protect the independence of all countries |
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treaty of versailles 1919 |
peace treaty ending wwi league of nations Germnay accepted full blame for the war Germany had to pay reparations (war debts) Germany was stripped of it's colonies |
