WW1 part 1 vocab Flashcards
1
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Alsace-Lorraine
A
disputed region between FRANCE and GERMANY.
returned to France after war
2
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Militarism
A
belief in keeping strong military forces to prepare for war
3
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Francis Ferdinand
A
heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in 1914 sparked World War I
4
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William II
A
Kaiser of Germany whose policies and leadership played helped cause the war.
5
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Western front
A
the main battlefield in Western Europe across parts of Belgium, France, and Germany
6
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casualty
A
anyone who died during WW1
7
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contraband
A
products obtained illegally
8
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U-boats
A
German submarines used t fight in WW1
9
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Lusitania
A
British merchant ship sunk by the germans that killed Americans.
10
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Zimmerman note
A
Letter sent from Germany to Mexico which promoted attack on US to give Mexico land back
