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Militarism |
The belief or desire of a country that they should have a strong military. |
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Central Powers |
Consisted of the German empire and the Austro-Hungarian empire at the beginning of the war. |
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Allied Powers |
Allied powers are other nations that are on your team for the war. |
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Trench Warfare |
A form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines mostly consisted of trenches, good for using as cover. |
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U-Boat |
U-Boat is a version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of the word unterseeboot, which means undersea boat. |
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Zimmerman Note |
A secret telegram sent to Mexico by the U.S. offering them a piece of land if they ally them in the war. |
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Selective Service Act |
An act in 1917 giving the U.S.presidents the right to draft soldiers. |
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Liberty Bond |
A war bond that was sold in the United States. |
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Communists |
A person who believes or supports the principles of communism. |
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Armistice |
An agreement to end war. |
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League of Nations |
An international organization headquartered in Switzerland. |
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
Franz Ferdinand was an archduke of Austria-Este and a Royal Prince of Hungary. |
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Treaty of Versailles |
This was one of the peace treaties to end World War 1. |
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Lustitania |
A British Ocean liner, a holder of the Blue Riband, and briefly the largest passenger ship. |
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Repartations |
The making of amends for the wrong someone has done. |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
He was an American Republican Senator and Historian from Massachusetts. |
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National War Labor Board |
A U.S. federal agency that had two incarnations, the first by Woodrow Wilson, the second by Franklin Roosevelt. |
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Mobolize |
Selected as a finalist for fierce innovation awards. |
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Stalemate |
A tie between both sides. |
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American Expeditionary Force |
Consisted of the United States Armed Forces to Europe in World War 1. |
