WWi Flashcards

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Militarism –

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a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war.

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Conscription

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Mobilization

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Archduke Ferdinand

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Gavrilo Princip

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Czar Nicholas II

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Triple Alliance

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  1. an association of the city-states of Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopan, which led to the formation of the Aztec Empire. 2. a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War I.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II –

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last German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia; known for his militaristic outlook and often blamed for the outbreak of World War I, he was forced to abdicate in late 1918.

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Triple Entente –

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a military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I.

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Central Powers –

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in World War I, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side.

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Allies

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in World War I, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side; also, the group of nations—including Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States—that opposed the Axis Powers in World War II.

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Western Front –

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in World War I, the region of northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.

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Schlieffen Plan –

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Germany’s military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia.

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Trench Warfare –

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Eastern Front –

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare –

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War of Attrition –

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Total War –

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Rationing –

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Propaganda

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Bolsheviks

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V.I. Lenin –

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Joseph Stalin –

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Totalitarianism

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Armistice

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Woodrow Wilson –

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Georges Clemenceau –

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Fourteen Points –

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Self-determination –

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Treaty of Versailles –

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League of Nations -

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