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Natural Resources
Material found in nature and used by people such as minerals, trees, water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels
Ethnic Group
Relating to a group of people with common characteristics and customs
Imperialism
Extending a country’s political power by acquiring foreign lands
Empire
A group of countries or regions controlled by one government
Nationalism
The love of one’s country
Militarism
Using strong armies and threats of war
Alliance
An agreement between two or more parties to cooperate on common interests
Assasination
Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
Weapon
Something that is used for fighting
Technologies
Machines or pieces of equipment that are created by the use of science
Trench
Deep narrow hole in the ground used for protection
Artillery
Large guns that are used to shoot over a great distance
Blockade
To stop supplies from entering a country
Intelligence
Secret information collected about an enemy
Torpedo
A tube-shaped bomb that is fired underwater
Submarine
A ship that can operate underwater
Casualty
A person killed or injured in battle
Mobilize
To assemble military for active service
Engage
To enter into a battle
Reconnaissance
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy
Fortification
Act of building military defences to protect against an attack
Bombardment
A continuous attack with shells or bombs
Neutrality
The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
Telegram
A message sent by telegraph and delivered in written form
Dictator
A ruler with total control of a country and usually comes to power by force
Monarchy
Form of government in which one person rules, and the authority is inherited
Autocracy
System of government by one person with absolute power
Tsar
Absolute ruler of Russia before 1917
Communist
Someone who supports government ownership of farms and businesses in a country; wealth is redistributed based on individual need
Abdicate
To give up one’s throne
Mutiny
A revolt against authority
Central Powers
The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria during World War I
Treaty
An official agreement between two or more countries
Allied Powers
The alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States during World War I
World War I
European conflict from 1914 to 1918; also know as the Great War and “ The war to end all wars”
League of Nations
Organization of countries that promised to work together to ensure another world war would not occur
Reparations
Money that a country that loses a war must pay because of the damage it caused
Ratify
To make a treaty official by signing it
Russian Revolution
Revolt against the czarist government of Russia in 1917; the communist party led by Vladimir Lenin took control and renamed it the Soviet Union
Treaty of Versailles
Peace treaty at the end of World War I signed by Germany and the Allied Powers in 1919; Germany was punished severely
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