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| term refers to the idea that people should be loyal mainly to their nation | nationalism |
| assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife | Gavrilo Princip |
| Area of fighting that stretched along German and Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans Austrians and Turks | Eastern Front |
| Blockade | refers to the forced closing off of a city or other area to traffic and communication through the use of ships or land forces |
| Abdicate | term means to formally give up a high office or responsibility |
| In 1917 Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in an effort to do what | keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain |
| total war | the nations involved devoted all their resources to war |
| The system of rationing | limits the purchase of consumer goods |
| Propaganda | used to influence public opinion by using posters |
| The Zimmerman note | pushed the United States to enter the war and exposed the German plan for an alliance with Mexico |
| Armistice of 1918 | brought an end to WWI |
| policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war | militarism |
| powder keg of Europe | name given to the Balkan Peninsula |
| led Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of World War I | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| Schleiffen Plan | Germany would first attack France and then Russia in order to avoid a 2 front war Attack France first |
| Nation that was forced to take total responsibility for WWI | Germany |
| Reparations | means money paid by the defeated nation to compensate for damage or injury during a war |
| Ultimatum | means a list of demands that if not met |
| Western Front | refers to the location in northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other |
| Imperialism | rivalry between nations for colonies more colonies equals more power |
| Central powers | name for the Alliance between Germany and Austria Hungary due to them being located in the heart of Europe |
| America's policy of isolation after WWI | the people of America wanted the US to stay out of European affairs after WWI |
| Wilson s vision for peace | 14 points France and Britain did not agree with this plan |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | treaty ends Russia's involvement in the Great War |
| Self-determination | means the freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they wish to live |
