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14 Cards in this Set
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Imperialism
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The policy by which stronger extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories
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Open Door Policy
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No single country should have monopoly on trade with China
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Panama Canal
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A short cut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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Militarism
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The beleif that a nation needs a large miliary force
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Nationalism
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Feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward ones country
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Alliances
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Making a deal with another country/ person that you both play for the same "team"
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Trench Warfare
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A kind of warfare during WW1 in which troops hudled at the bottom of trenches and fired artillery and machine guns at each other
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Written by the Germans to the mexicans, it asked for a German-Mexican Alliance and went behind the U.S's back
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Propaganda
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An opinion expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others
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Neutrality
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Refusing to take sides in a war
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Lusitania
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A boat that was attacked by Germany
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No Man's Land
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Where hand to hand combat took place during WW1
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The Home Front
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WHat is going on in the U.S. during the time of war. ex: opened up jobs for women, spys
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The Treaty of Versailles
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The treaty that ended WW1, made the Germans take full responsibility for the war, fined $33 billion, had their army taken away
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