Mccurdy World History World War I Terms

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Nationalism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Militarism

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Causes of World War I

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A desire to expand and be more powerful than other nations.

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Nationalism

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A desire by a national group to have its own state or country.

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Nationalism

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Establishing authority over areas of the world outside a country's natural boundaries.

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Imperialism

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Establishing colonies throughout the world.

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Imperialism

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Resulted in conflicts over colonial possessions.

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Imperialism

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The glorification of armed strength.

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Militarism

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Militarism resulted in an _______.

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arms race

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Militarism and imperialism were components of ____________.

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Nationalism

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The European balance of power was disrupted by the unifications of _________________

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Germany and Italy

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European nations sought a new balance of power through __________.

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alliances

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. (Name of Alliance)

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Triple Alliance

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Kaiser William II let Germany's friendship treaty lapse with ___________.

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Russia

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Great Britain, France and Russia (name of alliance)

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Triple Entente

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Pulled all of Europe into the war.

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Alliance system

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German ruler during WWI

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Kaiser William II (Kaiser Wilhelm II)

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Kaiser William II sought to compete with Britain by building a _____________.

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large navy

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Wanted Alsace and Lorraine back from Germany.

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France

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Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey feared they would lose territory in the ____

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Balkans

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Held that all Slavic people shared a common nationality.

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Pan-Slavism

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Unrest in this region made it a "powder keg" prior to World War I.

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Balkans

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Austria-Hungary and Russia struggled over the _____________. (area)

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Balkans

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Province of Austria-Hungary with a large Serbian population

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Bosnia

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Nationalists from this country believed Bosnia should belong to their country.

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Serbia

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Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

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Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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Was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.

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Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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Germany promised Austria-Hungary total support.

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"Blank Check"

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Russians and Serbians were both _________.

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Slavic

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Russians hoped to gain access to IT through the Balkans.

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Mediterranean Sea

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Austria-Hungary issued Serbia an __________.

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Ultimatum

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Austria-Hungary's ultimatum would have limited ____________.

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Serbia's independence

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In the first move of the war Austria Hungary declared war on ___________.

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Serbia

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Nation that supported Serbia

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Russia

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To get an army in position for war. (term)

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Mobilize

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Russia decided to mobilize early because it lacked ____________.

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railroads

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In German eyes Russia's mobilization amounted to a ____________.

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declaration of war

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Declared war on Russia.

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Germany

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When France promised to support Russia __________.

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Germany declared war on France

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Germany hoped to avoid fighting a _________.

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two front war

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German plan to defeat France before Russia could mobilize.

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Schlieffen Plan

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The Schlieffen Plan was intended to keep Germany from fighting a __________.

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two front war

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Germany requested passage to France through ______________.

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neutral Belgium

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When they refused Germany passage, Germany invaded __________.

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Belgium

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Germany invaded France through ___________.

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neutral Belgium

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It declared war on Germany because Germany had violated Belgium neutrality.

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Great Britain

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World War I began in ______. (year)

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1914

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turks and their allies. (what they were called)

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Central Powers

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France, Britain, Russia and their allies. (what they were called)

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Allies

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Allied victory that saved Paris. (early in the war)

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Battle of the Marne

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Allied victory that destroyed the Schlieffen Plan

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Battle of the Marne

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Made the defense stronger than the offense. (in warfare)

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Trench Warfare

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Made the fighting even more brutal. (in warfare)

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Trench Warfare

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As a result of trench warfare the war became a ____________.

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stalemate

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In a struggle where neither side can improve its position

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stalemate

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Played a major part in the deadlock and slaughter of trench warfare. (weapon)

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Machine Gun

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Choked and blinded victims. (weapon)

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Poison Gas

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The space between two sets of trenches.

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No-man's-land

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Most World War I soldiers were __________.

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draftees

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Both sides attempted to prevent the enemy from getting supplies. (method)

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blockades

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The Allies had a more effective blockade because of the ____________.

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British Navy

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To make their blockade more effective the Germans began to use ____________.

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Submarine Warfare

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Broke international law by not giving warning or taking passengers.

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Submarine Warfare

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British Luxury liner sunk by German Sub. (120 Americans die)

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Lusitania

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When countries mobilize all their resources into the war effort.

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Total War

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Used by governments to conserve supplies

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Rationing

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Using information to encourage a particular point of view.

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Propaganda

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Propaganda was used by _____________.

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both sides

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Were more effective in the use of propaganda.

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Allies

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Was the first of the major countries to become exhausted from total war.

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Russia

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Resulted in the setting up of a liberal government. (during World War I)

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First Russian Revolution (of 1917)

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After this event, this country still tried to continue fighting the war.

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First Russian Revolution

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Secret weapon shipped into Russia by the Germans.

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Vladimir Lenin

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Results in the setting up of a Communist Gov.

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Second Russian Revolution (of 1917)

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Communist Russia makes a separate peace with Germany.

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Treaty of Brest Litovsk

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Allows Germany to fight a one front war.

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Treaty of Brest Litovsk

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The area of contact between opposing sides in warfare.

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front

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To starve the allies in hopes of defeating them before America entered the war Germany resumed ______________.

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unrestricted submarine warfare

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Germany offered Mexico a part of the U.S. if it would join the war.

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Zimmerman Note

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the Zimmerman note ________________.

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bring U.S. into the war

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Year of America's entrance into WWI.

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1917

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Year of both Russian Revolutions.

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1917

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Arabs seeking independence helped the allies fight against the _____________.

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Ottoman Turks

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Machine gun, tanks, submarines, airplanes, gas.

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new weapons of WWI

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New weapons and trench warfare turned WWI into a _____________.

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war of attrition

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When the winner in war is determined by who can continue to fight the longest.

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war of attrition

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Helps break the stalemate and bring an allied victory.

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U.S. entrance

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Ends the fighting after the Kaiser abdicated his throne.

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Armistice

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Date of the Armistice

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1918

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Russia and the defeated Central powers were not invited to the _____________.

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Paris Peace Conference

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Most influential man at the peace conference.

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Woodrow Wilson

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Leader of the American delegation to the peace conference

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Woodrow Wilson

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Wilson's goals for the war and peace plan after the war.

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Fourteen Points

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Included reduction of armaments, national self determination, end to secret alliances, and a League of Nations.

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Fourteen Points

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Attempting to draw boundaries around recognizable national groups.

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National Self Determination

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Was to support peace by solving conflict through negotiations.

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League of Nations

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It was based on the idea of collective security.

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League of Nations

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System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all.

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Collective Security

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Wilson compromised on other points to secure the inclusion of the ______________.

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League of Nations

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The U.S. Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles because they thought the _________ would limit the war making powers of congress.

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League of Nations

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Placed total blame for the war on Germany

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Treaty of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay ____________.

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reparations

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Payment for damages in a war.

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reparations

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The treaty of Versailles failed to create a lasting peace because it was ___________.

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too harsh on Germany