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militarism

This is the build-up of military forces in times of peace, but preparing for possible war.

alliances

an agreement between two or more countries to cooperate with each other and help each other out in war.

imperialism

A stronger nation taking over a weaker nation.

Triple Entente

Serbia, France, Great Britain, and Russia. (Allies)

Triple Alliance

Germany, Italy(until 1915), and Austria-Hungary (Central Powers) Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

Bolshevik

a group of people

Russian Revolution

A revolution in Russia in 1917–1918, also called the October Revolution,

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Future ruler of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated by the black hand terrorist group along with his wife Sophia

Vladimir Lenin

Communist Ruler

Allies

Serbia, France, Great Britain, and Russia. (Allies)

Central Powers

Germany, Italy(until 1915), and Austria-Hungary (Central Powers) Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

Lusitania

The reason the U.S. joined the war

Zimmerman Telegram

Message to Mexico asking them to join the war

Trench Warfare

a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty signed that ended the war

League of Nations

was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.

Unrestricted

not limited or restricted.

Submarine Warfare

-was first introduced in World War I in early 1915


-Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone


Also Known as U-Boats





armistice

The end of the war

communism

extreme form of socialism

stalemate

It's a draw or a tie or an even match

propaganda

-A marketing technique


-Used in recruiting soldiers, etc.

back hand

A terrorist group that assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia.

western front

France

eastern front

Germany

chemical warfare

The use of chemical agents as a weapon of war or terror.

War technology

Airplanes, poison gas, machine guns, flamethrowers, long range artillery, submarines, tanks, gas mask, trenches, etc.