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23 Cards in this Set
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Nationalism
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Loyalty to a nation and promotion of it's interests above all others.
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Ethnic Groups
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A minority that's speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a country.
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Militarism
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A build-up of military strength within a country.
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Alliance System
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Defense agreements among nations.
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Entente
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An understanding between nations.
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Balance of Power
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The distribution of power among nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere with another.
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Propaganda
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Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion.
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Autocracy
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Government in which one person has unlimited power.
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Convoy
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A group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it.
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Front
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A region where warfare is taking place.
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Armistice
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A temporary peace agreement to end frighting
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Mobilization
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Gathering resources and preparing for war.
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Dissent
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Disagreement with or opposition to an opinion.
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Socialist
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Person who believes industries should be publicly owned and run by the government rather than by private indiviauals.
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Pacifist
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Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes.
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Espionage
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spying.
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Sabotoge
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Secret action by enemy agents or sympathizers to damage a nations war effort.
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Fourteen Points
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The peace plan to end World War 1 and restructure the countries of Europe,opposed by Woodrow Wilson.
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League of Nations
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An association of nations to preserve peace and resolve international disputes proposed in Wilson's Fourteen Points.
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Reparations
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Payment by the losing country in a war to the winner for the damages caused by the war.
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Ration
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To give out scare items on a limited basis.
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Liberty Bonds
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Raised money for the American people war bonds.
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Stalemate
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A situation during a conflict when action stops because both sides are equally powerful an neither will give.
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