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What was militarism?
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a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
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total war
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nations devote all their resources to the war effort
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What was the powder Keg of Europe?
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The Balkans
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what was the Schlieffen Plan?
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Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia
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What was Trench Warfare?
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a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other to form trenches dug in the battlefield
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What was Trench Warfare meant to accomplish?
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was intended for them to protect themselves from enemy fire
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What was the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles?
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A peace treaty signed by Germany and the allied powers after World War I, Germany was excluded from the league of nations, loss their land, had military restrictions, and the fault of the war
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