1.1 Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Belle Époque
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French: ‘fine period’; period of peace and prosperity in Europe and the USA preceding the First World.
2
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The Great War, First World War, WW1
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Another name for the First World war.
3
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Arms race
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Competition between nations to biuld the most weapons.
4
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militarism
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Glorifying the army.
5
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Allies
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Alliance between France, Britain, Russia and the USA during the First World War.
6
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Central Powers
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Alliance of Germany, Austia-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottomans during the First-World war.
7
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two-front war
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War in which a country had to fight battles in separate locations at the same general time.
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