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- Nationalism:
pride in one’s country
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- Militarism (arms race):
- a competition between countries to see who can create the most powerful weapons.
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- System of Alliances:
when many alliances are made at the same time.
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- Imperialism:
building an empire by taking over other countries.
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- colonies:
a country or a region whose government is controlled by another distant country.
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- empire:
a group of nations, territories or people ruled by a single authority, especially an emperor or empress
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- trigger:
an event that creates an immediate reaction.
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- cause:
an event or events that over time lead to a reaction.
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- alliance:
an agreement between countries to help each other in time of need.
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- Stalemate:
deadlock, neither side able to defeat the other
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- Total War:
mobilization, refusal to compromise, the blurring of roles between soldier and civilians.