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Imperialism
What is the policy or practice of extending a state's rule over other territories
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Nationalism
What is loyalty or devotion to one's country; patriotism
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Matthew Perry
Who is US naval officer, who led a naval expedition to Japan that obtained a treaty (1854) opening up Japan to western trade
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Francis Ferdinand
archduke of Austria: heir apparent to the thrones of Austria and Hungary whose assassination precipitated the outbreak of World War I (nephew of Francis Joseph I).
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Allies
(in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia), with the nations allied with them (Belgium, Serbia, Japan, Italy, etc., not including the United States), or, loosely, with all the nations (including the United States) allied or associated with them as opposed to the Central Powers.
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Jingoism
What is Extreme and emotional nationalism, or chauvinism, often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy, accompanied by an eagerness to wage war.
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U-Boat
What is a German Submarine
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Alfred T. Mahan
U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR
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Central Powers
(in World War I) Germany and Austria-Hungary, often with their allies Turkey and Bulgaria, as opposed to the Allies.
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Open Door Policy
What is a concept in foreign affairs, initially used to refer to the United States policy in late 19th century and early 20th century that would grant multiple international powers with equal access to China, with none of them in total control of that country.
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Zimmerman Telegram
What is a telegram, written by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States
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William Randolph Hearst
U.S. editor and publisher.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
a peace treaty on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia (the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey), which ended Russia's participation in World War I.
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Sussex Pledge
a promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war. Early in 1916, Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships – but not passenger ships – to be torpedoed without warning.
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Boxer Rebellion
What is a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 (Boxer Rebellion) principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force.
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Conscription
What is a compulsory military service
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Joseph Pulitzer
U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
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Pancho Villa
Mexican general and revolutionist.
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Victory Garden
a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.
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Platt Amendment
What is a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention
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Armistice
What is a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce
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Theodore Roosevelt
26th president of the U.S. 1901–09
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Treaty of Versailles
the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
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League of Nations
an international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles
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