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ww1 vocab (alliances (agreements in which countries promise to defend one…
ww1 vocab
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imperialism
the action used by one country to exercise political, economic, or militarily control over smaller or weaker countries
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u-boat
nickname for submarines,from the geran word unterseeboot
allied powers
great Britain,France,Russia,Serbia,Belgium and the u.s. in 1917
central powers
germany,austria-hungary,ottoman empire and bulgaria
lusitania
a British passenger liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat on may 7, 1915; 1,198 died including 128 americans
zimmerman telegram
a secret, encoded message sent by Germany to mexico, promising an alliance if the U.S. entered WW1
fourteen points
the peace plan to end WW1 and restructure the countries of europe, proposed by president wilson
league of nations
an association of nations to preserve peace and resolve international disputes proposed in Wilson's fourteen points
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woodrow wilson
president during WW1, proposed the fourteen points peace plan