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| Colonialism | The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | German (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, was one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I (1914-18). |
| Militarism | The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong defense capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
| Triple Alliance | a union or association between three powers or states Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. |
| Triple Entente | Military alliance formed between Russia, Great Britain and France before World War I. |
| Franz Ferdinand | Archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I |
| Gavrilo Princip | Serbian nationalist who became the catalyst for World War I when he assassinated an Austrian official. |
| Nicholas II | Czar of Russia from 1894 to 1917, was a staunch defender of autocracy. |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria and their territories. |
| Allies | Included Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States. |
| Attrition | The action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure. |
| Propaganda | Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. |
| Rationing | Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a particular commodity). |
| League of Nations | An international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare. |
| Woodrow Wilson | American statesman, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921, and was the leading architect of the League of Nations. |
| Country whose businesses left Latin America creating the void for whose businesses to take over | Germany leaves/United States comes in |
| Asian countries offered military forces for the war in Europe but mainly were allowed to provide | Laborers |
| Why was it hard for European nations to colonize Africa | Mosquitoes, microbes, and people |
| Why would China align themselves with European nations | To prevent Japanese expansion into their lands |
| How was Japan able to defeat a geographically superior China | China was largely unorganized and could not form a strong central government |
| What was one of the most sought after resource through the Korea's | Railways |
| What was the United States most interested in with Latin America | Ability to grow business and economic purposes |
| What was the main purpose in the building of Panama Canal | Improve Trade, Southern shipping routes, and military movement |
| Why was the Zimmerman Telegram so critical to this time period | Germany offered Mexico many southern states territories if the U.S. joined the war and Mexico waged war on the U.S. with German help |
| What was the major European commodity that Asians became addicted to | Opioids |
