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| Question | Answer |
| Militarism | the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests |
| Alliances system | .a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes |
| Triple Entente vs. Triple Alliance | an informal understanding among Great Britain, France, and Russia based on a Franco-Russian military alliance |
| Nationalism | an extreme form of this, especially marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries |
| Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
| Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Next in line for the Austro-Hungarian throne, Ferdinand had not been particularly well liked in aristocratic circles |
| Gavrilo Princip | Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo |
| Allied Powers vs. Central Powers | Allied Powers, also called Allies, those nations allied in opposition to the Central Powers |
| Trench warfare | a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other |
| Western Front | was the name applied to the fighting zone in France and Flanders, where the British, French |
| No Man’s Land | No man's land is land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty |
| Battle of the Marne | was a First World War battle fought from 5–12 September 1914 |
| War of attrition | warfare is a military strategy in which a belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel |
| Total War | a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued |
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