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- 5. of Attrition a prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wear out the other by a series of small-scale actions.
- 7. a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century
- 8. a UK-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War
- 10. Plan a name given after the First World War to German war plans
- 13. a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries.
- 14. of Versailles peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors
- 15. Blockade - WWI It was a prolonged naval operation conducted by the Allied Powers, especially Great Britain, during and after World War I to restrict the maritime supply of goods to the Central Powers
- 16. Entente describes the informal understanding between the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 18. Guilt Clause was the opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War between the German Empire and the Allied and Associated Powers.
- 20. Note a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.
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- 1. Points a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
- 2. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
- 3. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
- 4. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
- 6. a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
- 9. 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. War a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- 12. fight an aerial battle between fighter aircraft, conducted at close range
- 14. Alliance an agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It was formed on 20 May 1882 and renewed periodically until it expired in 1915 during World War I.
- 15. the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement
- 17. a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.
- 19. Warfare a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.