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Militarism
Definition: The buildup of military power and glorification of military strength
Example: Germany's massive naval expansion to challenge British naval supremacy
Alliances
Definition: Secret treaties binding countries to support each other in conflict
Example: Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) vs. Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia)
Nationalism
Definition: Extreme pride in one's nation and desire for national independence
Example: Pan-Slavism in the Balkans, driving tensions between Austria-Hungary and Russia
Imperialism
Definition: Extending a country's power through territorial acquisition and colonial expansion
Example: Germany's late but aggressive pursuit of African and Asian colonies
Archduke
assassination in Sarajevo triggered the chain of events leading to World War I
Triple alliance
Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) vs. Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia)
3 countries team up against another country group
Triple entante
Informal
Great Britain, France, and Russia
1894 - 1907
Balance of power
Nations formed alliances to prevent any single country to dominate
Armistice
November 11, 1918
Ceasefire to create time for peace negotiations
Stop fighting Western Front between the Allied powers and Germany
No man’s land
Open area between the trenches
wasteland of mud, craters, and barbed wire
Almost always died there
Conscription
The draft