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Total War
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When the entirety of a country's resources is directed towards war.
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Balance-of-Power/Congress of Vienna
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A situation in which peace is ensured by equilibrium of
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Woodrow Wilson
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President of United States - US influence on treaty of versailles (not really)
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Nation
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A group that shares a unique history, language, and religion, customs, art, ect.
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Submerged Nation
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A Nation that Struggles to gain their national independence.
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War Materiel
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war in which the fighting side with the most supplies and materials has advantage
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Aggressive Nationalism
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A blind desire to make one country greater or stronger entirely regardless of the rights or wishes of other nations.
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Schlieffen Plan
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Germany's plan devised to prevent a two-front war. The plan consisted of Germany invading Belgium in hope of racing throught the Belgium-France border and capturing Paris. Once this was to be completed, German armies were to travel by rail accross Germany to the Russian border, where the would fight.
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Conflict
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A state which is fought over
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Real-Politik
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Putting your countries needs before those of other countries--even if it means avoiding a commitment
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Lusitania
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A passenger ship, which on route to Britain, from the US, fell victim to german unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Bolsheviks
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Members of the left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party
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Self Determination
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Gives Nations the righ to decide their own destiny.
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Nation State |
A human-made territorial political units that holds sovereignty, the ability to make laws and impose punishment, includes death over its people.
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David Lloyd George
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Prime Minister of Great Britain who plays a main role in the creation of the treaty of versailles
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League of Nations
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A world organization set up in 1919 to prevent outbreaks of other wars by use of collective security
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Successor State
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Those nations that were created out of the collapse of Russia, Germany, Astro-Hungry and Turkish Empire after WW1. Poland is an example of a nation created.
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Collective Security
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an attack against one is an attack against all.
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Georges Clemenceau
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President of France - france's influence on the treaty of Versailles.
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Tsar
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A male monarch or emperor who ruled Russia.
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