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nationalism
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devotion, loyalty to one's own nation. unifies a country for people to feel this way.
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anarchy
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lack of government, often chaos
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Central Powers
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey
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Archduke Ferdinand
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he was killed in Sarajevo, last straw that started WWI
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Triple Alliance
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countries on the same side as allies. France, Great Britain (aka England) and Russia
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arms race
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competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military arms: guns, tanks, weapons etc
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armistice
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agreement to suspend the fighting by two sides in a conflict, a truce. The Armistice of 1918 ended WWI.
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Treaty of Versailles
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treaty imposed on Germany by Allies in 1920 after end of WWI. Included the Allies demanding outrageous reparations from the Germans.
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Militarism
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tendency to regard military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state, tends to not value negotiation and diplomacy.
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