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33 Cards in this Set
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Lusitania
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cruise ship sunken by a german u-boat
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The taking of the Canal Zone
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the taking of the panama canal
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Open Door Policy (Notes)
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the ideas of open trade in china
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Roosevelt Corollary
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addition to the monroe doctrine diclaring possible american involvement in latin america
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Sussex Pledge
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promise by germany saying they wouldnt shoot passenger ships
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“Dollar Diplomacy”
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america used to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries
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League of Nations
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group of countries that goverened after ww1
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Pancho Villa
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one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals
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Zimmerman Telegram
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diplomatic proposal from the German Empire to Mexico to make war against the United States
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William Jennings Bryan
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resigned after the lusitania sank
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Hay Herran Convention
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convention which led to the signing of the hay-...treaty
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Bernard Baruch
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head of the wib
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Herbert Hoover
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31st president of the united states
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Eugene V Debs
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socialist candidate
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Hay-Pauncefort Treaty
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agreement nullified the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 and gave the United States the right to create and control a canal across Central America, connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Bolshevik
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a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress
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Sedition Act
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forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt
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Espionage Act
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It prohibited any attempt to interfere with military operations, support America's enemies during wartime, to promote insubordination in the military, or interfere with military recruitment
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14 Points
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wilsons points that he expected to achieve to defeaet germany
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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
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negotioation about building the panama canal.
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George Creel
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an investigative journalist, a politician, and, most famously, the head of the United States Committee on Public Information, a propaganda organization created by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
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CPI
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measures changes through time in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households.
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WIB
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regulated many aspects of factories during ww1
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Pacifists
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people who are against violence and war
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Taft-Katsura Agreement
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a memorandum of a conversation regarding Japanese-American relations.
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Victoriano Huerta
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a Mexican military officer and president of Mexico
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John J Pershing
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americas first general of armies
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Franz Ferdinand
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prince of hungary and bohemia
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American Union Against Militarism
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comiittee that was against war and fought to end it
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Filibuster
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a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body whereby a lone member can elect to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a proposal.
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Trench Warfare
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system of trenches to delay enemies used in ww1
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Liberty Bonds
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a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I
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Treaty of Versailles
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helped to end ww1
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