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| 366289655 | Article 231 | Provision of the Versailles Treaty that blamed Germany for World War 1. | 0 | |
| 366289656 | Black Hand | The Serbian secret society alleged to be responsible for assassinating Archduke Francis Ferdinand. (Princeps) | 1 | |
| 366289657 | Blank Check | Reference to the full support provided by William II to Austria- Hungary in its conflict with Serbia. Al;so refers to the promise of support given by Russia to Serbia to develop of Slavic state. | 2 | |
| 366289658 | Dreadnought | A battleship with increased speed and power over conventional warships, developed by both Germany and Great Britain to increase their naval arsenals. Carried 10 300mm guns mounted in 5 turrets. | 3 | |
| 366289659 | Dual Monarchy | An 1867 compromise between the Germans of Austria-Bohemia and the Magyars of Germany to resolve the nationalities problem by creating the empire of Austria and the kingdom of Hungary, with a common ministry for finance, foreign affairs, and war. | 4 | |
| 366289660 | Encirclement | Before both world wars, the policy of other European countries that, Germany claimed, prevented German expansion, denying it the right to acquire "living room" (Lebensraum). | 5 | |
| 366289661 | Entente Cordiale | The 1904 "gentleman's agreement" between France and Britain establishing a close understanding. | 6 | |
| 366289662 | Fourteen Points | Wilson's peace plans calling for freedom of the seas, arms reduction, and the right of self-determination for ethnic groups. | 7 | |
| 366289663 | Free Trade | An economic theory or policy of the absence of restrictions or tariffs on goods imported into a country. There is no "protection" in the form of tariffs against foreign competition. | 8 | |
| 366289664 | Imperialism | The acquisition and administration of colonial areas, usually in the interests of the administering country. (The Second Age of Exploration) | 9 | |
| 366289665 | Indemnities | Financial demands placed on loser nations. | 10 | |
| 366289666 | League of Nations | A proposal included in Wilson's Fourteen Points to establish an international organization to settle disputes and avoid future wars. | 11 | |
| 366289667 | Lusitania | British merchant liner carrying ammunition and passengers that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. The loss of 139 American lives on board was a factor bringing the United States into World War I. | 12 | |
| 366289668 | Moroccan Crises in Algecira | The site of the 1906 conference in Spain at which German involvement in Morocco was rebuffed by Britain and France acting in unison. | 13 | |
| 366289669 | Moroccan Crises in Agatir | The site of the landing of the German gunboat in Morocco in 1911. William II tried to force the French to make concessions to Germany in Africa. Like the first crisis, this one drew Britain and France closer together. | 14 | |
| 366289670 | Pan-Slavism | The movement to unite Slavs in the Balkans. | 15 | |
| 366289671 | Revanche | The French desire for revenge against Germany for the loss of Alsace and Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War (1870). | 16 | |
| 366289672 | Sarajavo | The Balkan town in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia where Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne. | 17 | |
| 366289673 | Schlieffen Plan | Top-secret German strategy to fight a two-front war against Russia and France. The idea was to invade neutral Belgium for a quick victory against France, and then direct German forces against a more slowly mobilizing Russia. | 18 | |
| 366289674 | Self-determination | The ability of an ethnic group to decide how it wishes to be governed, as an independent nation or as part of another country. | 19 | |
| 366289675 | Social Darwinism | The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle. | 20 | |
| 366289676 | Three Emperors' League | The 1873 alliance between Germany, Austria, and Russia. | 21 | |
| 366289677 | Triple Alliance | The 1882 alliance between Germany, Austria, and Italy. | 22 | |
| 366289678 | Triple Entente | After 1907, the alliance between England, France, and Russia. | 23 | |
| 366289679 | Weltpolitik | ("world politics")-The policy of making Germany a major global power through an expanding navy and the acquisition of colonies, the dream of William II. | 24 | |
| 366289680 | Woodrow Wilson | (1856-1924)-President of the United States and key figure in the peace conferences following World War I; he intended to make the world "safe for democracy." | 25 | |
| 366289681 | Zimmermann telegram | A secret German message to Mexico supporting the Mexican government in regaining Arizona and Texas if the Mexicans declared war on the United States, a factor propelling the United States into World War I in April 1917. | 26 |
