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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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June 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Bosnia. Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Killed by Serbian Terrorist group, The Black Hand. Gavrilo Princip. Cause of WW1
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Lusitania
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German U-Boats sink Lusitania , (British Ship) -128 Americans die. Cause of WW1
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U-Boats
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1915- German/GB block each others trading ports with submarines- U-Boats.
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Nationalism
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Excessive pride in one's nation.
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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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Allied Powers (Triple Entente)
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Great Britain, France, Russia. U.S. joined in 1917.
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Central Powers (Triple Alliance)
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy.
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Imperialism
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building an empire
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Alliances
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An agreement between nations to aid and protect one another.
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Draft
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A law tat requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
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League of Nations
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Association of nations formed after WW1 under Wilson's Fourteen Points.
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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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Warmonger
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A person who tries to stir up a war.
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Liberty Bonds
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Bonds sold by the United States government to raise money for WW1.
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Armistice
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An agreement to stop fighting.
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Trench Warfare
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Fought in dug out channels below the earth, a major type of warfare during WW1.
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Gavrilo Princip
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassin.
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