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Militarism

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The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

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Triple Alliance

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a military alliance among Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy. It lasted from 20 May 1882 until World War I in 1914.

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Kaiser Wilhelm ll

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Wilhelm II or William II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918.

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Triple Entente

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was the alliance linking the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Central Powers

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was a group of nations fighting against the Allied Powers during World War I; the members included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and their territories.

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Allies

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are people, groups, or states that have joined in an alliance for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out between them.

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Western Front

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the fighting zone in France and Flanders, where the British, French, Belgian and (towards the end of the war) the American armies faced that of Germany.

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Schlieffen Plan

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was a 1905 German General Staff thought-experiment which later became a deployment-plan and set of recommendations for German Commanders to implement using their own initiative.

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Trench Warfare

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a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches.

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Eastern Front

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a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland and other allies, which encompassed Northern, Southern and Central and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945.

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unrestricted submarine warfare

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is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize rules.

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total war

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a computer strategy game series developed by The Creative Assembly in Horsham, UK. Its games combine turn-based strategy and resource management, with real-time tactical control of battles.

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rationing

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Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a particular commodity).

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propaganda

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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armistice

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an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.

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Woodrow Wilson

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the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921 and leader of the Progressive Movement. A Southerner with a PhD in political science, he served as President of Princeton

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Georges Clemenceau

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a French statesman who led the nation in the First World War. A leader of the Radical Party, he played a central role in politics during the Third Republic.

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Fourteen Points

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President Woodrow Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of the war.

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self-determination

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the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

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Treaty Of Versailles

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one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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League Of Nation

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an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.