ch 29 vocab Flashcards

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A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country

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nationalism

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Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.

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black hand

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Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

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allied powers

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(1915) Failed attempt by the Allies in World War I to take control of the Dardanelles

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Gapoli Campaign

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A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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imperialism

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balkans

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powderkeg of europe

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A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts

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Schlieffen Plan

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A policy that the Germans announced on January 1917 which stated that their submarines would sink any ship in the British waters

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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

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militarism

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Chancellor of Prussia from 1862 until 1871, when he became chancellor of Germany. A conservative nationalist, he led Prussia to victory against Austria (1866) and France (1870) and was responsible for the creation of the German Empire (714)

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otto von bismarck

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A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

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stalemate

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12
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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triple alliance

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13
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Emperor of Germany during World War I

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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(1916) the longest battle of World War I; it ended in stalemate, with both sides suffering hundreds of thousands of casualties

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battle of verdun

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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propaganda

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16
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`A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.

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Zimmerman telegram

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

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triple entente

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the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war

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mobilization

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Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. A major catalyst for WWI.

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Franz Ferdinand

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A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

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trench warefare

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A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.

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total war

22
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The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand

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Princip

23
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Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria

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central powers of WWI

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In WWI, the region along the German-Russian Border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.

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Eastern Front

25
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28th President of the United States

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wilson

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In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.

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western front