Alliances - Agreements between countries to help each other in wars. They made WWI more complicated because many countries were involved., Trench Warfare - Soldiers fought from long ditches in the ground. It was a tough and slow way to fight., Nationalism - Feeling really proud and loyal to your own country. This made countries want to show how strong they were, which helped start WWI., Imperialism - When powerful countries take over weaker ones. This caused tension between countries and added to the reasons for WWI., Franz Ferdinand - The killing of a leader that started WWI. It happened in 1914., Militarism - Believing that having a strong military is really important. This made countries compete with each other to have the biggest and strongest armies., Central Powers - A group of countries that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. They fought together in WWI., Allied Powers - Another group of countries, including France, Britain, Russia, and later others like Italy and the United States, who fought against the Central Powers in WWI., The Western Front - The main place where fighting happened in WWI, with lots of battles in countries like France and Belgium., Neutral - Countries that didn't take sides in WWI, like Switzerland and the Netherlands., Propaganda - Spreading information, often biased or misleading, to try to influence people's opinions and support for the war., Armistice - An agreement to stop fighting, which marked the end of WWI on November 11, 1918.,

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