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WW1 |
A war faught from 1914- 1918 between the allies and central powers |
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Nationalism |
Devotion to the interests and culture of ones nation |
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Militarism |
The development of armed forces and their uses as a tool of diplomacy |
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Triple entente |
Consisted of Britain, France, & Russia |
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Allies |
1907, two major defense alliances in Europe the triple Entente known as France and Britain and Russia |
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Triple alliance |
Consisted of Germany Austria-Hungary and Italy |
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Central Powers |
Germany Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empire |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
Heir of Austrian throne visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo- June 1914 |
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Gavrilo Princip |
Siberian nationalist shot Ferdinand and his wife Sofie |
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Schlieffen Plan |
August 3, 1914 Germany invaded Belgium called for holding action against Russia with quick drive through Belgium to Paris France falls German armies defeat Russia |
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No mans land |
A bear and expanse of Mudd pockmarked with shell craters and filled with Bobwire |
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Trench warfare |
Bloody where armies fault mere yards of ground for over three years |
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U-boats |
Submarine how Germany responded to the British with a counter blockade of u-boats |
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Lusitania |
British steamer shrank by a German U-boat |
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"He kept us out of war" |
November 1916 presidential election Democrats renominated Woodrow Wilson he campaigned on this slogan |
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Zimmerman note |
A telegram from the German Foreign Minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by British agents |
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Eddie Rickenbacker |
Famous fighter pilot of WW1 well known as a race car driver before the war |
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Selective service act |
Passed by Congress in May 1917 to meet government needs for fighting power required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service |
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Convoy system |
A group of merchant vessels selling together with or without naval escort mutual security etc. |
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American expeditionary force |
AEF led by General John J Pershing included included men from widely separated parts of the country |
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General John J Pershing |
Glad AEF after war became General of US Army |
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Doughboys |
Nickname for infantrymen called this possibly because of the white belts they wore which they cleaned with pipe Clay or dough |
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Doughboys |
Nickname for infantrymen called this possibly because of the white belts they wore which they cleaned with pipe Clay or dough |
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Dogfights |
The aerial battle between two or more aircraft |
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Shell shock |
Name during WW1 to describe what we call post traumatic stress today |
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Shell shock |
Name during WW1 to describe what we call post traumatic stress today |
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Trench foot |
The condition on the foot resembling frostbite caused by prolonged exposure to cold and damp most often affecting soldiers in trenches |
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Western front |
The name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 km from Belgium to coast of Swiss border |
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Western front |
The name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 km from Belgium to coast of Swiss border |
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Alvin York |
One of America's greatest war heroes became famous during fighting in the Meuse-Argonne |
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Western front |
The name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 km from Belgium to coast of Swiss border |
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Alvin York |
One of America's greatest war heroes became famous during fighting in the Meuse-Argonne |
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Conscientious objector |
A person who opposes warfare on moral grounds pointing to the Bible says "thou shalt not kill" |
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Western front |
The name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 km from Belgium to coast of Swiss border |
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Alvin York |
One of America's greatest war heroes became famous during fighting in the Meuse-Argonne |
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Conscientious objector |
A person who opposes warfare on moral grounds pointing to the Bible says "thou shalt not kill" |
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Armistice |
A truce; Germany sign one and it ended the war on 11/11/1918 |
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Western front |
The name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 km from Belgium to coast of Swiss border |
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Alvin York |
One of America's greatest war heroes became famous during fighting in the Meuse-Argonne |
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Conscientious objector |
A person who opposes warfare on moral grounds pointing to the Bible says "thou shalt not kill" |
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Armistice |
A truce; Germany sign one and it ended the war on 11/11/1918 |
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Refugees |
A person who is outside their home country because they have suffered |
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Western front |
The name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 km from Belgium to coast of Swiss border |
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Alvin York |
One of America's greatest war heroes became famous during fighting in the Meuse-Argonne |
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Conscientious objector |
A person who opposes warfare on moral grounds pointing to the Bible says "thou shalt not kill" |
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Armistice |
A truce; Germany sign one and it ended the war on 11/11/1918 |
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Refugees |
A person who is outside their home country because they have suffered |
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blue-collar worker |
Working-class people especially those who work in manufacturing |
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Progressive income tax |
The taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as income of tax payer increases |
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Progressive income tax |
The taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as income of tax payer increases |
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Excise taxes |
Paid when purchases are made on a specific good |
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Progressive income tax |
The taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as income of tax payer increases |
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Excise taxes |
Paid when purchases are made on a specific good |
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Propaganda |
I kind of bias communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
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Progressive income tax |
The taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as income of tax payer increases |
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Excise taxes |
Paid when purchases are made on a specific good |
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Propaganda |
I kind of bias communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
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Espionage and sedition acts |
A person could be fined $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying disloyal propane and abusive things about government or war effort |
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Progressive income tax |
The taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as income of tax payer increases |
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Excise taxes |
Paid when purchases are made on a specific good |
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Propaganda |
I kind of bias communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
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Espionage and sedition acts |
A person could be fined $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying disloyal propane and abusive things about government or war effort |
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Great migration |
The large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the north |
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Progressive income tax |
The taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as income of tax payer increases |
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Excise taxes |
Paid when purchases are made on a specific good |
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Propaganda |
I kind of bias communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
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Espionage and sedition acts |
A person could be fined $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying disloyal propane and abusive things about government or war effort |
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Great migration |
The large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the north |
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19th amendment |
Guarantees all American women the right to vote |
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Progressive income tax |
The taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as income of tax payer increases |
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Excise taxes |
Paid when purchases are made on a specific good |
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Propaganda |
I kind of bias communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
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Espionage and sedition acts |
A person could be fined $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying disloyal propane and abusive things about government or war effort |
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Great migration |
The large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the north |
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19th amendment |
Guarantees all American women the right to vote |
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"War to end all wars" |
Name given to war because of the scale of destruction and domestic consequences |
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Schenck v. US |
Case decided in 1919 by US Supreme Court Schenck produced pamphlet maintaining the military draft was illegal |
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Fourteen points |
On January 18, 1918 Wilson presented his plan for peace. Speech that called for the creation of an international organization to address diplomatic crisis like those that had sparked the war |
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Fourteen points |
On January 18, 1918 Wilson presented his plan for peace. Speech that called for the creation of an international organization to address diplomatic crisis like those that had sparked the war |
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League of Nations |
Provided a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to resort in war |
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Fourteen points |
On January 18, 1918 Wilson presented his plan for peace. Speech that called for the creation of an international organization to address diplomatic crisis like those that had sparked the war |
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League of Nations |
Provided a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to resort in war |
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"Big four" |
Wilson, Clemenceau, Lloyd George, and Orlando worked out treaty and details |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Established nine new nations |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Established nine new nations |
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Reparations |
War damages |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Established nine new nations |
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Reparations |
War damages |
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War guilt clause |
The opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Established nine new nations |
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Reparations |
War damages |
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War guilt clause |
The opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles |
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Isolationism |
The policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from affairs of other nations by deciding to enter into alliances, foreign commitments, etc. |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Established nine new nations |
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Reparations |
War damages |
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War guilt clause |
The opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles |
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Isolationism |
The policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from affairs of other nations by deciding to enter into alliances, foreign commitments, etc. |
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Adolf Hitler |
Nazi dictator of Germany |
