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The Great War--Word War I

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NationalismSense of extreme pride or loyalty to a nation
ImperialismQuest for colonial empires.
Allied PowersFrance, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, United States
Central PowersGermany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Bulgeria
Triple AllianceMilitary Alliance formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy before WWI
Trench WarfareOpposing armies fighting from behind fixed fortifications
Treaty of VersaillesAgreement ending World War I
Triple EntenteMilitary alliance formed by Great Britain, France, and Russia before WWI
LusitaniaBritish passenger liner torpedoed by German U-Boat
Pan-SlavismBring together all Slavic peoples of central and eastern Europe
Archduke FerdinandHeir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne
Gavrilo PrincipSerbian nationalist who killed Archduke Ferdinand
MilitarismGlorification of armed strength by a nation
No-man's LandSmall strip of area between the trenches.
AlliancesCountries siding with other countries for military strength.
Zimmerman NoteProposed alliance with Mexico to gain U.S. states: New Mexico, Texas, Arizona
April 1917The date that the United States enters World War I
1914The year that the Great War started in Europe
Woodrow WilsonPresident of U.S. during World War I, wrote "14 Points", & founded the League of Nations
Treaty of Brest-LitovskRussian Bolsheviks sign this with the Central Powers
Kaiser Wilhelm IIleader of Germany during World War I
Vladimir Leninleader of Bolshevik Revolution in Russia; he ended Russia's involvement in WWI
Reparationspayments for war damages
Nicholas IIleader of Russia during WWI: last tsar of Russia
U.S.S.R.Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
White Armyled by Alexander Kerensky during Russian Civil War; opposed Communism
Red Armysupported the Bolsheviks (aka Communists) in Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War"Reds" vs "Whites"


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