Holy War
Crusade
Apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading
Guillotine
One-sided information designed to persuade, to keep up morale and support for the war.
Propaganda
Religious communities
Monastaries
Approximately one-third of the population of Europe died of the deadly disease
Bubonic Plague
What their labor produced belonged to the lord.
Peasants
Medieval period that spanned the years from about 500 to 1500.
Middle Ages
Shorter people who seem to overcompensate are said to have this
Napoleonic Complex
Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords’ lands in exchange for fiefs
The league was to be an international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations
League of Nations
Germany and the Allied powers signed a compromise to the end of WW1 on June 28, 1919
Treaty of Versailles
The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war was known
Militarism
Radical change by Napoleon changing how government positions were appointed
Napoleonic Code
An economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit
Capitalism
This body had the power to create laws and to approve or reject declarations of war. However, the king still held the executive power to enforce laws.
Legislative Assembly
King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. Also led the 3rd crusade
Richard the Lion-Hearted
A complex set of ideals, demanded that a knight fight bravely in defense of three masters.
Chivalry
Outlined a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace following WW1
Fourteen Points
In 1429, a teenage French peasant girl named felt moved by God to rescue France from its English conquerors.
Joan of Arc
Argued that the government should try to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
Utilitarianism
Called for attacking and defeating France in the west and then rushing east to fight Russia.
Schlieffen Plan
Agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
President of United States during WW1
Agreement between France, Russia, and Great Britain
Triple Entente
Allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live.
Self-Determination