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Geiger Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Chapter 14 Vocabulary
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9th Grade
02/04/2013

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Pan Slavism
Definition
Belief that all Slavic people share a common nationality
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Militarism
Definition
Glorification of the military
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Reparations
Definition
Payments imposed by the Allies on Germany which totaled $30 billion
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League of Nations
Definition
The establishment of this international organization was Wilson's most important goal at the peace conference
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Ultimatum
Definition
A final set of demands
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Mobilize
Definition
To prepare the military for war
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Neutrality
Definition
Policy of supporting neither side in a war
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Treaty of Versailles
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The treaty which formally ended World War I, and the Germans bitterly resented
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Mandate
Definition
Territories which were to be modernized until they could stand alone
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"No Man's Land"
Definition
Area between the trenches in WWI
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Zeppelins
Definition
Airships used by Germany to bomb the English coast
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Western Front
Definition
Western area of fighting in WWI
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Trench Warfare
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Method of fighting used by armies on the western front
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Atrocities
Definition
Horrible act against innocent people
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Armistice
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An agreement to end fighting
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Total War
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The channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
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Propaganda
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The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Definition
He was assassinated in Sarajevo 191
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Gavrilo Princip
Definition
He is a member of the terrorist group the Black Hand, assassinated the Archduke
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Triple Alliance
Definition
The alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Allies
Definition
The alliance of France, Britain and Russia
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