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World War 1 Vocabulary
Assassination
Murder of a (usually prominent) person by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country
Imperialism
Domination of one country by another
IndustrialismSocial organization in which industries are dominant
MilitarismGlorification of the military
Alliance
Formal agreement between two or more powers to work together
Entangled Alliances
Agreements with other countries that may force you into situations you may wish to avoid
Arms Race
Competition between two or more countries to have the most well armed military forces
Triple Alliance
An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WW1
Triple EntenteAn agreement between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WW1
Pan-Slavism
A form of nationalism holding that all Slavic peoples shared a common nationality
Balkans
Easternmost of Europe’s three southern peninsulas, a mountainous area characterized by political unrest
Armistice
Mutual agreement to end fighting in a war