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289342441MilitarismMilitary forces are given high priority by the government.0
289342442Alliancesagreements made between two or more countries. when the countries sighned then they can be called allies1
289342443Imperialismcontrol or taking land an makes those subjects under their rule2
289342444Nationalismextreme love or devotion to a culture or nation3
289342445The Pan Salvicis when all slavic believe that they should have all slavic people under one leader/ one land4
289342446Pan Germanus that all German are under one leader/ one land5
289342447Genocidedeliberate ans systematic extermination of a national,racial,political or cultural group6
304973434Propagandainformation ideas or rumors that deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, or nation7
304973437Armenian Genocidewas much like the Holocaust; there was in invasion from the Charikete tribe taking the people and forces them to walk. along the way women were beaten,raiped. then when they got there they were eaither killed or tryed to defend themslefs to stay alive8
304973439Trench Warfarethey soliders used the trenchs not only for protection but for war. also that you would see sand bags stacks and that was so if they got shot at it wouldn't get the soldiers but the bags would absob the bullets.9
304973440Issues with trenchssome of the issues with the trenchs was that when water would get in the trenchs a terrible disease went around called trench foot.10
307709594How US Got In the war:these following reasons were the reason why the americans got involeved with the war11
307709595Economythe united states loaned a lot of money to england and france; and if they lost the war then the economy would fall12
307709596Boatsthere was a lusitania which is like a cruise ship13
307709597Zimmerman Telegraphis a series of dots and dashes put into code; though te germans are telling mexico that if they join the war with them then they will get back the lands lost. so they used this to contact them.14
307709598Propagandaduring the war the most famous one was "I want you for the US army"15
307709599Machine Gunhad to maned by 4-6 men; the problem with this was that it would get jammed and the soliders though that if they poured water on it then it will get better; but watter supply was limited so they would use water from trenches which could lead to trench foot16
307709600Tanksit helped the trench warfare when it was getting stale; the problme with this is that it would fall into the trenchs17
307709601U Boat/Submarinea submarine that was perfected by theGermans, it can go deeper and carry more weight and increase the speed.18
307709602Chemical Warfarethese are some of the chemical warfare used during this time19
307709603Lachrymatorinflames the nose and throat making it hard to breath its only temperately but it helps to stun your opponent20
307709604Asphyxiantmost common is chlorine and it cuts off the airway to breathe and is mostly used in the trenches.21
307709605Diphosgenemustard gas attacks wet part of your body, such as eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.22
307709606Zepplin/Blimpused for carring bombs and machine guns; due to there size they were spotted mor easily and got shot down23
307709607Planeswhere used for spying and delivering bombs but after a while they are used for fights in the air known as "Dog Fight"24
307709608Casualtydeath,injury, missing or captured25
307709609The Battle Of Tannenbergbetween Russia and Germany and is one of the earliest battle of WWI. The Germans have a 160,000 and the Russians have 460,000 The use of trains gave the Germans an advantage.26
307709610Battle Of YpresGermans And French And British there are 5 battles the first battle November 19- November 22 of 1914 the 5th is September 28- October 2nd 1918 the first battles and the third battles were the ones that Hitler was in.27
307709611Battle Of Verdunis the longest battle of WWI from February 21- December 18, 1916 Germans think they are not going to win its purpose it to try drain french horses. A million German troops and about 200,000 French.28
307709612Battle Of Jutland-Great Britain And Germany From May 31- June 1, 1916 is the greatest battle of WWI. There is no submarines or air craft were involved. 58 dreadnought battle ships were used.29
307709613Brusilov Offensivefought between Russia, and Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire. Seen as Russia's Greatest victory. The battle was named after Brusilov. Will face about a million casualties. 125,000 for Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire, and Germany.30
307709614Battle Of SommeEngland And France vs. Germany. July 1- November 16, 1916 France was coming up with a plan and the Germans found out about it and were prepared. A lot of troops are volunteered forces. 60,000 troops lost in one day and is also to first use of the tank.31
307709615Western FrontFrance; Germany32
307709616Eastern FrontGermany; Austria-Hungary33
307709617Italian FrontsItaly vs. Austria-Hungary34
307709618Balkman FrontsBritain vs. Ottoman Empire35
307709619Belleau Woodthe United States against Germany the us marines see action against Germany. Know to be a very bloody battle US 10,000 casualties we don't know how many Germans have but we do take 1600 as prisoners. June 1-26,1918. marines now known as "devil dogs".36
307709620Meuse Argonne CampaignSeptember 26- November 11,1918. The Germans will attack where they are conformable. Pershing takes charge for the US; France is also there with us. -Armistice:When two opposing sides an agreement to stop the fighting. Ti goes into affect on the 11th month on the 11th day on the 11th hour. Americans celebrated it; which is now known as Veterans Day.37
307709621Congress Of ViennaIs a conference of European states and they send representatives and is known to be the 1st continental meetingSome Countries felt as if they didn't go then they would loose power; Big powers are Austria, France, Russia, and United Kingdom38
307709622Seal of the black handa nationalist group from Syria to take responsibility for the death. The killer of him was Gavrilo Princep.39
307709623Archduke Franz Ferdinandhe is the the French duke of Austria hungry military experience and was very well spoken. And for the most part he was respectably by the other major European leaders. Has had several assassination attempts40
307709624Schieffen PlanGermany goes to France and plans an attack and they move so quickly so that when they arrive there it will be all so fast they can not fight back Belgium is neutral Luxembourg & Belgium Belgium is devastated because they do not have as many weapons and was completely wiped out.41
307709625Allied Forces-Forces are great Britain, Russia,and France -central forces are Germany,Austria-Hungary,Italy,And Ottoman empire42
307709626Dreadnoughtbelongs to the UK and built in 1906, makes all other battle ships obsolete. Its the fastest due to using steam turbines. First to have electronic waves to see how far the guns are fired. This is the only battle ship that could sink a submarine.43
307709627Congress Of Vienna Cont.The goal is to settle issues that have come from the French Revolution also from the Napoleonic wars and follows by the Roman Empire.44
307709628Archduke AssassinationThe archduke and his wife and some of the escorts in the cars were on the way to the hospital when they were killed. the archduke was shot in the neck and his wife sohpie was shot in the stomach; which also killed the baby45
307709629Dysenteryattacks your large intestine and can't contain water at all46
307709630Lice and Pyrexiaif someone was infected they would have to burn them off of them and if the lice got so bad then Pyrexia would break out47
307709631Trench Footwhen you stand in the water to long the feet start to get blistery it wasn't common for troops to wear 4-5 pair of socks48
307709632Armenian Genocide Cont.they were sent to the death camps in the Syrian Desert and only the ones who survived the marches made it there they were in bad condition and some where killed once they got there and others just tried to stay alive49

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