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  1. 4. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
  2. 6. the German Empire and Austria-Hungary
  3. 7. a theater of operations that encompassed at its greatest extent the entire frontier between the Russian Empire and Romania on one side and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire on the other.
  4. 8. a 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North Sea, was the decisive front during the First World War. Whichever side won there – either the Central Powers or the Entente – would be able to claim victory for their respective alliance.
  5. 11. allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a particular commodity)
  6. 13. Great Britain (and the British Empire), France, and the Russian Empire, formally linked by the Treaty of London of September 5, 1914.
  7. 14. an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party
  8. 15. the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
  9. 16. the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.
  10. 18. the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
  11. 19. that involved the governments, economies and populations of participating nations to an extent never seen before in history. This was distinct from how wars had been previously been fought.
  12. 20. an international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare.
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  1. 1. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
  2. 2. the operational plan for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise her forces near the German border. The execution of the Schlieffen Plan led to Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4th, 1914
  3. 3. a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize rules (also known as "cruiser rules").
  4. 5. a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
  5. 9. describes the informal understanding between the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic and Great Britain.
  6. 10. the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918.
  7. 12. a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909 and again from 1917 until 1920.
  8. 17. a secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy that was formed on the 20th of May 1882.
  9. 21. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.