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14 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 and opposing cause
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alliance
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agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
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militarism
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the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
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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 Pres. Wilson's Fourteen Points plan
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Lusitania
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British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1915 and 1,200 people died including 128 Americans
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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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excessive pride in one's nation; the belief that one's country is better than all the rest
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Woodrow Wilson
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the President during WWI, who tried to keep the United States neutral throughout the war
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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heir to Austria-Hungary throne and was visiting Bosnia in June 1914 and was murdered by the Black Hand, a Serbian terrorist group who wanted Bosnia to break away from Austria-Hungary and join Serbia
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Big Bertha
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a terror weapon that could shoot 70 bullets in 170 seconds
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