1184416786 | Imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. | 0 | |
1184416787 | nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 1 | |
1184416788 | triple alliance | Alliance among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy at the end of the 19th century; part of European alliance system and balance of power prior to World War I. | 2 | |
1184416789 | triple entente | A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I. | 3 | |
1184416790 | stalemate | A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | 4 | |
1184416791 | schlieffen plan | A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts | 5 | |
1184416792 | conscription | A military draft | 6 | |
1184416793 | treaty of versailles | the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans | 7 | |
1184416794 | demilitarization | A reduction in a country's ability to wage war, achieved by disbanding its armed forces and prohibiting it from acquiring weapons. | 8 | |
1184416795 | war guilt clause | 1.) formally blamed Germany 2.) charged Germany for $33 billion | 9 | |
1184416796 | armistice | Agreement to stop fighting | 10 | |
1184416797 | reparations | As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war. Opposed by the U.S., it quickly lead to a severe depression in Germany. | 11 | |
1184416798 | tsar nicholas | Last Tsar of Russia and then end of the Romanov line. Was executed along with the rest of his family under the order of Lenin. | 12 | |
1184416799 | tsarina alexandra | wife of Nicholas II left in power when he joined army on front lines; allowed Rasputin to control government and went into shock when he was assassinated | 13 | |
1184416800 | bloody sunday 1905 | Workers asking for better working conditions; The czar's general opens fire killing 500+; People lose trust in Nicholas; Outcome: Nicholas II forced to establish the Duma: Russian form of parliament; Nicholas doesn't want to share his power | 14 |
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