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WWI
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- 1MilitarismPolicy of building up a strong military to be prepared in case of war
- 2AlliancesAgreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another
- 3NationalismExtreme pride in ones country, combined with a feeling of superiority over other countries
- 4ImperialismWhen one country takes over another country economically and politically
- 5AssassinationAustrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand
- 6BalkansThe countries in the Balkan Peninsula including Serbia that had recently become independent from the Ottoman Empire
- 7Arms RaceA competition between nations for military superiority by the build-up of weapons
- 8Kaiser Wilhelm IIGerman Emperor
- 9DreadnoughtA new battleship built in 1906 and made all existing battleships obsolete
- 10'Balance of Power' TheoryIf one country should become powerful, then other countries would become allies to make a natural balance
- 11Triple AllianceGermany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed the Triple Alliance in 1882
- 12Triple EntenteFrance, United Kingdom and Russia formed the Triple Entente in 1907
- 13Black Hand/ Gavrilo PrincipSerbian nationalist organization/ person who assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand on June 28th 1914
- 14The Schlieffen PlanGerman military plan to defeat both France and Russia. Meant having to go through neutral Belgium.
- 15'Blank Check'Promise made by Germany to Austria-Hungary that it would support A-H if it went to war
- 16'Domino Effect'(order of who started the war)
- 17PropagandaInformation, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. (Encourages men to fight against evil enemy)
- 18ConscriptionCompulsory military service (you have to join the military)
- 19Trench WarfareBoth sides build deep trenches as a defense against the enemy. These trenches can stretch for many miles and make it nearly impossible for one side to advance
- 20No Man's landArea between the opposing trenches, controlled by no one. Had to be crossed to attack the military
- 21Suez CanalA waterway that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea allowing ship to travel the world much quicker. Important for British Empire
- 22DominionsA country that was part of the British Empire but had its own government (Australia, Canada, NZ, Newfoundland and South Africa)
- 23DardadellesA narrow, natural strait in northwestern Turkey that allows access to the Black Sea
- 24CommunismA political/ economic system in which the major productive resources in a society- such as mines, factories, and farms- are owned by the public or the state, and wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need.
- 25Tsar Nicholas IIEmperor of Russia
- 26Tsarina AlexandraWife of Tsar Nicholas II
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- Cambridge Social Studies Fichas sobre WWI , creado por Katelyn Daniel el 28/02/2022.
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