World War 1 Vocab. Review

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Pacts or treaties promising financial or military support between nations

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Alliances

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Passenger ship bombed by Germany in 1915.

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Lusitania

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A belief that a nation should avoid political and military involvement.

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Isolationism

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Agreement to halt fighting, allowing peace talks without ending the war.

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Armistice

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Not choosing sides in a dispute or war

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Neutral

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WWI coalition: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire.

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Central powers

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German submarines or 'untersee boats.'

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U-Boats

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Group of nations allied against Central Powers in WWI: Great Britain, France, Serbia, Belgium, U.S.A, Russia.

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Allied powers

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Financial penalties paid by a defeated nation to a victorious one.

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Reparations

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Increase in military importance of a country.

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Militarism