World War 1
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amandajeanne11 on June 6, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Causes of World War 1 | Militarism, Alliance System, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination |
| Militarism | development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy |
| Nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation |
| Triple Entente | France, Britain, and Russia |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| British Blockade | threatened freedom of the seas and prevented american goods from reaching german ports because the british blockaded the german coast to prevent weapons and other military supplies from getting through |
| Zimmerman Note | a telegram from the german foreign minister to the german ambassador in mexico that was intercepted by british agents. proposed an alliance between mexico and germany and promised that if war with the U.S. broke out, germany would support mexico in recovering lost territory in texas, new mexico, and arizona. |
| Lusitania | a british apssenger ship that was sunk by a german u-boat in 1915 |
| Fourteen Points | the principles making up president woodrow wilson's plan for world peace following world war 1 |
| Treaty of Versailles | the 1919 peace treaty at the end of world war 1 which established new nations, borders, and war reparations |
| 1st Battle | Tannenburg |
| Longest Battle | Verdun |
| Naval Battle | Jutland |
| Bloodies Battle | Somme |
| Major Offenive (Final) | Meuse Argonne |
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