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militarism

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policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

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Triple Entente

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alliance of Britain, france, and Russia

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central powers

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Germany , Austria hungary, Bulgaria and ottoman empire

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Allied powers

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great Britain, france, Russia, later japan and Italy

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Schlieffen plan

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german plan attacking france in the west then rushing east to fight Russia

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trench warfare

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armies dug miles of parallel trenches to protect them from enemy fire.

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unrestricted submarine warfare

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submarines sinking ships without giving warning

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total war

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countries devoted their resources to war effort: rationing and propaganda

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rationing

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people bought small amounts of items needed for war effort

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propaganda

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one sided information given to persuade and keep up morale and support of war effort

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armistice

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agreement to stop fighting

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Woodrow Wilsons 14 points

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peace proposals outlining a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace (proposed : end to secret treaties, freedom of seas, free trade, adjustment of colonial claims, changing boarders creating new nations, self determination

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Self determination

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allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live

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Treaty of Versailles

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peace treaty between Germany and France ending war on western front

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League of Nations

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an international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations

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proletariats

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working class

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Bolsheviks

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radical Marxist group supporting revolutionaries to change the government, headed by Lenin

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Rasputin

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self described holy man, took powerful positions in Russian government due to his relations to the royal family.

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provisional government

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temporary government

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Soviet

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local councils consisting of workers, peasants and soldiers.

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Communist Party

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new title of the Bolsheviks inspired by Karl Marx writings

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Great Purge

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Stalins campaign of terror directed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power

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Command Economy

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system in which the government made all economic decisions

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Five Year Plan

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Stalins plan for development of the Soviet Unions economy: to increase the output of steel, coal, oil, and electricity, limiting production of consumer goods to achieve these goals

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Collective farms

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large government owned farms

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Woodrow Wilson

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president of united states during germans use of unrestricted submarine warfare in WWI

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war guilt

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clause after WWI that held Germany responsible for the war

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Five year plan

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goals stalin set to increase output of steel, coal, oil, electricity, by limiting production of consumer goods

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Kaiser Wilhelp II

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german ruler who did not want to share power, began tremendous shipbuilding program to make german navy equal to britains

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ultimatum

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message of threats or demands

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western front

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deadlocked region of northern france

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eastern front

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stretch of battle field along german and Russian border

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Mensheviks

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group of moderate Russian Marxists who wanted broad base of support for revolution

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totalitarianism

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when the government takes total centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life

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balkans

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region in southeast europe

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Verdun

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when germans launched attack against French with many casualties and germans advanced four miles

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Somme

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british aid france by attacking germans in valley of somme river. british gained five miles from this

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battle of marne

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germans attacked French at valley of marne river, a battle the germans lost, forcing them to fight on two fronts

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gallipoli

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efforts for the allies tot ake dardanelles strait

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Treaty of Brest- Litovsk

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agreement between russia and germany to end the war between them

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arms race

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competition between nations for the best battle equipment and military technology

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indoctrination

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instruction in the governments beliefs

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Kulak

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wealthier peasants

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Alsace Lorraine

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land french wanted back from germany

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shell shock

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when soldiers cant handle the experience of war

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dreadnought

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germanys battle ship meant to compete with British

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Franz Ferdinand

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Austrian ruler that got assinated

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