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Black Hand

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Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.

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Indian National Congress

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A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class, and its demands were modest until World War I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi, appealing to the poor.

Back

Lusitania

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A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.

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Nehru

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Indian statesman. He succeeded Mohandas K. Gandhi as leader of the Indian National Congress. He negotiated the end of British colonial rule in India and became India's first prime minister (1947-1964).

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Battle of the Marne

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A major French victory against the invading German army at the start of WWI. In reality lost Germany the war.

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Total War

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A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

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Consription

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an enforced enrollment or military draft

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Central Powers

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Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.

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Treaty of Versailles

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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

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Russian Mobilization

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On July 29 Tsar Nicholas II ordered full mobilization of the Russian military, which in fact declared war on both the Ottoman Empire and Germany.

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Alies

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France, Great Britain, Russia

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partition

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division

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Soical Darwinism

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The application of the idea of survival of the fittest to war and economic competition

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Sepoy Rebellion

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The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.

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Schlieffen Plan

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A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts

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Battle of Verdun

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(1916) the longest battle of World War I; it ended in stalemate, with both sides suffering hundreds of thousands of casualties

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Wooddrow Wilson

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President who proposed the fourteen Points and represented the United States at Versailes

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MAIN causes of WWI

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Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

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East India Company

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An English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia.

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Battle of the Somme

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A 1916 WWI (1914-1918) battle between German and British forces. Ending in a stalemate, the bitter three-month conflict is notable for the high number of casualties- 1.25 million men killed or wounded - and the first use of tanks in warfare.

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League of Nations

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an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations

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Imperialism

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A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.

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Viceroy

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a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch

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Ganhi

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Used Civil Disobedience in order to protest aganist the British Empire

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Ali Jinnah

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in British empire, started the Muslim League and pushed for the Muslim country of Pakistan, convinced secular nationalist, accepted Pakistan in the end

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Civil Disobedience

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A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences.

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Stalemate

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A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

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War of Attrition

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A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses

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Clemenceau (France)

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A weakened Germany

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Nationalism

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A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

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Reparations

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Payment for war damages

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