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| Treaty of Versailles | The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied Powers after the end of World War I; it placed harsh punishments on the Germans. BRATS: Blame: Germany had to take blame for war, Reparations: pay large amounts of money, Arm reductions, Territory loss, Stay out. Germany had to stay out of the league of nations and its former land. |
| League of Nations | A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. |
| Zimmerman Telegram | Germany sent this telegram, which was captured by the British and given to the US, asking Mexico to enter into WWI. This was another reason the US entered WWI. |
| Lusitania | The sinking of this passenger ship was one of the reasons the US entered WWI. |
| Wilson's 14 points | A blueprint created by President Wilson for a just and lasting peace in Europe after World War I. |
| Reparations | Payments for war damages. |
| WWI | This war started because Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. In the early 1900s, leading countries around the world were still acting on their Imperialistic ideals by seizing control of weaker nations. Many of these nation began building up their military and forming alliances in order to avoid losing control of these colonies to competitive nations. MANIA (the acts of militarism and building alliances, the ideas of nationalism and imperialism, and an assassination), which all led to the start of World War I in Europe. |
| GARGLE | Reasons why Germany started WWII, brought about by the Treaty of Versailles |
