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Entente
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A nonbiding agreement to follow common policies
(France and Britain signed an entente-1904)
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Militarism
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The glorification of the military
(the rise of militarism also helped to feed the arms race)
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Alsace and Lorraine
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Lost border provinves that the French lost in there defeat in the Franco-Prussian War
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Ultimatum
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Final set of demands
(Austria sent Serbia a sweeping ultimatum)
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Mobilize
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Prepare its military forces for war
(when the plea failed,Russia mobilize)
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Neutrality
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A policy of supporting neither side in a war (Italy and Britain still remained uncommitted,Italy chose to stay neutral for the time being)
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Stalemate
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A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other (they didn't know that the coflict would turn int a long,deadly stalemate)
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Zeppelins
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Large gas-filled balloons,to bomb the English coast
(Germany used zeppellins to bomb the English coast)
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U-boats
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(submarine) on German side, used to damage the Allied side,sinking merchant ships carrying vital supplies to Britain
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Dardanelles
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A vital strait connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean
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T.E Lawrence
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(colonel aka.Lawrence of Arabia)
British government sent T.E Lawrence to support the Arab revolt
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