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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Annex
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Add a territory onto an existing state or country
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Ultimatum
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A demand or threat that is final
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Alliance
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A formal defensive agreement
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Blank Check
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A promise of total support
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Front
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The area where 2 armies meet
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Trench warfare
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A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches dug in the ground
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Self-Determination
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Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
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Mandate
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An official order or commission to do something
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Rationing
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A limited portion or allowance of food or goods
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Propoganda
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Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
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Armstice
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Agreement to stop fighting
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Reparations
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Payments for damages after the war
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Arms Race
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Matching firearms to keep up with opposing country
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Total War
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Countries put all resources towards the war effort; fought by civilians, women took jobs in factories
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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Type of naval combat in which submarines sink vessels without warning
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