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18 Cards in this Set
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imperialism
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Policy of building an empire to extend a nation’s power and territory
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Woodrow Wilson
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kept the United States out of World War I until 1917
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Woodrow Wilson
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created a peace plan called the Fourteen Points
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Woodrow Wilson
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President of the United States
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militarism
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National policy based on military strength
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militarism
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National policy based on glorification of war
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Francis Ferdinand
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assassination in Sarajevo was the spark that started World War I
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Francis Ferdinand
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heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
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League of Nations
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was a general assembly of nations to settle future problems peacefully
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League of Nations
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most important of Wilson’s Fourteen Points
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nationalism
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desire for independence from outside rule
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nationalism
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pride in one’s own nation or group and its traditions
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reparations
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Compensation for war damages
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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pledged support to any action Austria-Hungary would take against Serbia
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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German emperor during World War I
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Treaty of Versailles
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spelled out the details of the allied settlement with Germany
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Treaty of Versailles
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most important agreement of the Paris Peace Conference
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alliance
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Series of defense agreements involving two or more nations
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