Vocab Padlet by Audrey Butikofer

Militarism

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Belief or desire of a government or people that a country should have lots of military and be prepared to fight at any moment.

Alliances

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a mutual relationship between two countries

Imperialism

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A policy of extending a country's power and influence through fighting.

Nationalism

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Identification of ones own nation and support for its interests.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Heir to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, assassinated, sparking the great war.

Gavrilo Princip

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Bosnian Serb student who assassinated archduke franz ferdinand

Central Powers

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also known as the allies, millitary alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the ottoman Empire

Kaiser Wilhelm

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last german emperor, king of prussia, abdicated in 1918

Allied Powers

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Great Britain, USA, Soviet Union

Trench Warfare

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Two armies fighting each other from big lines dug in the ground, spanned thousands of hundreds of acres of land

No mans Land

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the land between opposing armies trenches which was covered with mines and barbed wire and dead bodies. practically impossible to cross

Hazardous Weapons

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deadly weapons used in WW1 such as the machine gun, poison gases, tanks, flamethrowers, etc

Airplane/Dog Fight

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Airplanes fighting each other midair.

Lucitania

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British Cruise liner moving thousands of men, women, and children, sunk by a German submarine.

Zimmerman Note

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intercepted letter from Germany, planning to renew unrestricted submarine warfare against the US

Russian Revolution

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political and social change in the russian empire, abolishing monarchy and the rulership of the bolsheviks

Battle of the Somme

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largest and deadliest battle in the war. thousands of people died

Isolationism

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sticking to your own country, keeping your nose out of other countries business.

Selective Service Act

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provide defense for the common people by increasing the armed forces number in the US.

Convoy System

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group of merchant ships sailing together under the protection of more heavily armed ships.

Spanish Flu

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Deadly global influenza pandemic that killed thousands

Propaganda

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biased information used to promote or publicize a political POV

Armistice

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an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time, AKA a truce

Treaty of Versailles

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peace treaty signed to end world war one, but ended up beginning what would be world war 2

The big 4

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representatives of britain, italy, france, and US that gathered together to negotiate the treaty of versailles

Fourteen Points

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guidelines for rebuilding the postwar world, written by woodrow wilson

League of nations

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first worldwide intergovernmental organisation to maintain world piece

Reparations

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the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money or helping others who have been wronged

War Guilt Clause

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opening article to the treaty of Versailles, which ended the first world war