| A | B |
| militarism | policy of building up the military |
| nationalism | love for your country |
| Triple Alliance | became known as the Central Powers |
| Triple Entente | became known as the Allied Powers |
| coup d'etat | a quick and violent government take-over |
| New Economic Plan (NEP) | Lenin's plan to improve the economy |
| Treaty of Versailles | ended World War I |
| Fourteen Points | Wilson's plan to fix the world after WW I |
| mandate system | European countries given temporary control of a territory to help it become independent |