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10 Cards in this Set
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neutral
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not taking sides in a conflict
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armistice
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an agreement to stop fighting
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propaganda
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spreading of ideas to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause
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alliance
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an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another (Triple Entente or Triple Alliance--the Allies and the Central Powers)
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militarism
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the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war (one of the main causes of WWI)
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stalemate
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deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other
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league of nations
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association of nations formed after WWI under Wilson's Fourteen Points plan
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reparations
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cash payments made by a defeated nation to a victorious nation to pay for losses suffered during a war
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the Big Four
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leaders of Britain, France, United States, and Italy after WWI
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nationalism
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pride in one's country; the belief that one's country is better than the rest
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