German Empire - Unified by Bismark of Prussia, the German empire was created after the Franco-Prussian war. This Empire evolved into Germany, which played a key part in both WWI and WWII., Austria-Hungary - This Central Power empire during WWI, started the war with their invasion of Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 . It was made up of Austria, Hungary and several other nations and territories. After World War I it split up into several nations., Ottoman Empire - A Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922., Great Britain, France, Russia - Triple Entente, Serbia - The Ottoman province in the Balkans that rose up against Janissary control in the early 1800s. Terrorists from here triggered WWI. After World War II it became the central province of Yugoslavia., Kaiser - the German emperor, Militarism - A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war, Alliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another, Imperialism - A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force., Nationalism - A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country, Tanks - Heavy armored vehicle which could travel over barbed wire and across enemy trenches, Trench Warfare - Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI., Poison Gas, Tanks, Submarines, Airplanes, and Machine Guns - new technology of WWI - made it the worst war imaginable, Poison Gas (mustard gas) - Introduced by the Germans and was used by both sides during the war; caused vomiting, blindness, and suffocation, Submarines (U-boats) - ships that traveled underwater, German U-boats attacked British ships and sank the Lusitania, Machine Guns (WWI) - The machine gun typically required a six to eight-man team to operate: one fired, one fed the ammunition, the rest helped to carry the weapon, its ammunition and spare parts., Fourteen Points - A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I., Henry Cabot Lodge - Henry Cabot Lodge was a Republican who disagreed with the Versailles Treaty, and who was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He mostly disagreed with the section that called for the League to protect a member who was being threatened., Reparations (War-guilt clause) - Germany disarmed, stripped of colonies in Asian and Africa, admit guilt, accept French occupation of Rhineland, pay money to UK and France, Zimmerman Notes (Telegram) - Telegram to Mexica from Germany, proposing that Mexico join Powers and in return would regain their now US owned lands (Texas, New Mexico); exposed and roused nationalist anger,

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