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| | |[[Communism]] | | |[[Communism]] |
| − | |an oppressive system of government, beginning in Russia, which states everyone must have the same amount of wealth, which discourages people from working hard | + | |an oppressive system of government, beginning in Russia, which requires everyone to be equally poor and discourages people from working hard |
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| − | |The enemies of the Allies in WWI, and they were Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman empire.
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| | |[[Allies]] | | |[[Allies]] |
| | |The Allies in WWI were Britain (her colonies), France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and beginning in 1917, the United States; in WWII the Allies were Britain, America, France, and Russia. | | |The Allies in WWI were Britain (her colonies), France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and beginning in 1917, the United States; in WWII the Allies were Britain, America, France, and Russia. |
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| − | |[[The Axis]] | + | |[[Central Powers]] |
| − | |The Axis were the enemies of the Allies in WWII; the Axis consisted of Nazi Germany, Italy (at the start of the war), and Japan, they also included Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia | + | |The enemies of the Allies in WWI, and they were Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman empire. |
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| | |[[Great War]] | | |[[Great War]] |
| − | |1914-1918: later known as World War I, this was one of the deadliest wars in world history based on trench warfare; the Allies defeated the Central Powers and imposed terms of peace that were so unreasonable they led to World War II | + | |1914-1918: later known as World War I, this was one of the deadliest wars in world history based on trench warfare; the Allies defeated the Central Powers and imposed terms of peace on Germany which were so unreasonable that they led to World War II |
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| | |Schlieffen Plan | | |Schlieffen Plan |
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| | |Entrenchment | | |Entrenchment |
| − | |the first year and a half of World War I (1914-15) during which there were terrible casualties without either side gaining the upper hand. | + | |the first year-and-a-half of World War I (1914-15) during which there were terrible casualties without either side gaining the upper hand. |
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| | |[[First Battle of Marne]] | | |[[First Battle of Marne]] |
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| | |[[U-boat]] | | |[[U-boat]] |
| − | |German submarines used to patrol the Atlantic in a terrifying manner and intercept British ships; the U-boats eventually sunk American ships too | + | |German submarines used to patrol the Atlantic in a terrifying manner and destroy British ships; the U-boats eventually sunk American ships too |
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| | |[[Gallipoli Campaign]] | | |[[Gallipoli Campaign]] |
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| | |[[Lusitania]] | | |[[Lusitania]] |
| − | |a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915, killing 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens; this outraged the American public and led later to the U.S. entry into WW I. | + | |a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915, killing 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens; this outraged the American public and led later to the U.S. entry into WW I in 1917. |
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| | |[[Battle of Verdun]] | | |[[Battle of Verdun]] |
| − | |(1916) longest battle of WWI with massive casualties with nothing gained by either side with nearly 1 million wounded or killed; began when Germans attacked the French city of Verdun | + | |(1916) longest battle of WWI with massive casualties and nothing gained by either side with nearly 1 million wounded or killed; began when Germans attacked the French city of Verdun |
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| | |[[Manfred von Richtofen]] | | |[[Manfred von Richtofen]] |
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| | |[[World War I]] (WWI) | | |[[World War I]] (WWI) |
| − | |(1914-1918) also known as ''The Great War'', the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary fought against the Entente of Britain, France and Russia; the war ended with the economic collapse of the Central Powers in November 1918 after 4 years of brutal fighting and a successful blockade on Germany | + | |(1914-1918) also known as ''The Great War'', the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary fought against the Entente of Britain, France and Russia (and later, the U.S.); the war ended with the economic collapse of the Central Powers in November 1918 after 4 years of brutal fighting and a successful blockade on Germany |
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| | |[[World War II]] (WWII) | | |[[World War II]] (WWII) |
| − | |began in the 1930s when Germany invaded Poland, and lasted until 1945 when the Allied powers defeated the Axis powers and forced them to surrender | + | |began on Sept. 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, and lasted until 1945 when the Allied powers defeated the Axis powers and forced them to surrender |
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| | + | |The Axis were the enemies of the Allies in WWII; the Axis consisted of Nazi Germany, Italy (at the start of the war), and Japan, they also included Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia |
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| | |[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] | | |[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] |