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Nationalism
is a patriot feeling.
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck
was a prince of Bismarck.
Kaiser Wilhelm I
was the king of Prussia.
Militarism
is a desire to stay a strong military.
Alsace – Lorraine
was a territory created by the german empire.
Arch Duke Ferdinand
was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia.
Gavrilo Princip
was a member of Young Bosnia.
Mobilize
prepare and organize troops for active service.
Central Powers
consist of important allied powers.
Allied Powers
were the countries that opposed the Central Powers in the First World War.
Trench warfare
is using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches.
Stalemate
is a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.
U-Boats
is a submarine.
Neutral
is not helping or supporting either side in a conflict.
Lusitania
was a British ocean liner that a German submarine sank.
William Jennings Bryan
was an American orator and politician from Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson
was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President.
Sussex pledge
was a promise made by Germany to the United States.
Zimmermann note
was a secret diplomatic communication.
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
was an independent agency of the government.
Espionage
the practice of spying or of using spies.
Sedition
conduct or speech inciting people to rebel.
Selective Service Act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry.
Liberty Bonds
was a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause.