Key Concepts of WWI
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Militarism
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Kaiser of Germany from 1888-1918 who pushed for a more aggressive foreign policy, adding to tensions in pre-1914 Europe.
Triple Entente
An alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia before World War I.
Triple Alliance
An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy before World War I.
Conscription
A military draft.
Mobilization
The process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war.
Schlieffen Plan
Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, aimed at rapidly defeating France before attacking Russia.
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