A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
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Alliances
agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
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Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
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Imperalism
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
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Assassination
murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
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Crises
political crisis in the Balkan States
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Pan - Germanism
movement to unify the people of all German speaking countries
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Battleships → Dreadnoughts
faster ships with heavy caliber guns
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Sinking of the Lusitania
Cruise ship that was sunk by German submarines and helped bring the US closer to involvement in WWI
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Zimmerman Telegram
This was sent by Germans to encourage a Mexican attack against the United States. Intercepted by the US in 1917.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty in which Russia lost substantial territory to the Germans. This ended Russian participation in the war (1918).
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Communism
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
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Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the Bolshevik (later Communist) Party. He lived in exile in Switzerland until 1917, then returned to Russia to lead the Bolsheviks to victory during the Russian Revolution and the civil war that followed.
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Bolshevik Party
A political party that wanted Russia to lead an immediate worldwide revolution; it gained control of Russia by getting elected to the soviets by promising to leave World War I.
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Pan - Slavism
The movement to unite Slavs in the Balkans
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Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Black Hand
Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.
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No Man’s Land
**A strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW1**
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Shell - Shock
Medical condition caused by prolonged exposure to the distressing experiences of trench warfare.
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Total War
A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.
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German U-boats sink the Lusitania
May 7, 1915
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Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany
April 6, 1917
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Germany resume unrestricted submarine warfare
January 31, 1917
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Germany and Allies sign the Treaty of Versailles
June 28, 1919
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Central Powers
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
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Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Russia
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Franz Ferdinand
Who:Archduke of Austria - Hungary
What: Assassinated by a Serbian nationalist
When: June 28, 1914
Where: Sarajevo
Why: A major catalyst for WWI
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What set the stage for WWI to break out in Europe? Describe 3 causes and one specific event that sparked the war.
1\. Germans sinking the Lusitania with U.S. passengers.-Involved the U.S. in the war \n 2. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. -Increased tensions between Austria and Serbia \n 3. Austria Hungary declaring war on Serbia. -Allies of both countries aided in the war