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32 Cards in this Set
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Alliances
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A union formed between countries or organizations for mutual benefit and protection
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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The spark that lead to World War 1
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Imperialism
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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
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Nationalism
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Extreme pride in ones country;the belief that ones country surpasses all others
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Militarism
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The expansion of a country's military for defensive purposes
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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German submarines sank all non German vessels
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Sinking of the Lithuania
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The sinking of a British cruise ship carrying American Passangers by Germans
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Sessex Pledge
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Promise Germans made the the United States to stop unrestricted submarine warfare
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Zimmerman Telegram
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This was a proposal sent to Mexico by the German empire to join the central powers against the United States
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Great Migration
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A time when blacks migrated from south to the north to escape racism
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Victory gardens
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A garden in which people grew their own vegetables so more food could be sent to the troops
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Liberty bonds
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Bonds people bought that the US used to pay for the war
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Propaganda
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information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
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Committee on public information
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Organization also known as the Creel Commision which was responsible for rallying American's around the war effort through propaganda
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Selective service act
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an act that established the draft and eventually led to all males between the ages of 18-45 registering
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War industries Board
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A committee created before World War I whose task was to help mobilize the American economy for possible war. Controlled Supply
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Schenck vs United States
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Schenck V. United States was a United States Supreme Court verdict that upheld the Espionage Act of 1917. The court ruled that a defendant did not have a any right to express freedom of speech against the draft during WW1.
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Trench Warfare
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type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
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Bolshevik Revolution
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An uprising in Russia which lead to an overthrow of the government, ended Russian involvement in WWI, and contributed to the red scare
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Gen. John J. Pershing
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general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
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Entry of American Expeditionary Force
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Americas entry in to the war which changed WWI in favor of the allies.
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Big Four
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England, France, Russia, and the US (ally forces)
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Fourteen points
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A plan by Wilson to try to fix Americas economy
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League of Nations
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an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations
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Self-Determination
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A country determining its own economy, government, how to run(etc.)
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Reparations
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Payments Germany were forced to pay after WWI because of the treaty of Versailles
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War guilt clause
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Germany had to take the blame for the war
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Return to isolationism
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After WWI The US went back to isolationism
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New Weapons
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The development of new technologies made world leaders think the war would be short. In reality the use of new weapons with old war strategies and tactics stretched the war. Ex: French with bayonets and Germans with machine guns
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Espionage act of 1917
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This denied Americans the right to speak out against the war or the draft.
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Sedition Act of 1918
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Expansion of the Espionage Act of 1917 and covered a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.
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Voluntary Policies of the Food Administration
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Encouraged people to voluntary conserve food in order to send more to the troops at war
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