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9 Cards in this Set
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emigrate
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to leave one's country or region to settle in another country
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trade alliances before outbreak of WWI between US and Europe - important issue
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trade was risky because of British blockade during time when Germany was becoming more militaristic; US was tied with Allies more as trading partners than it was with Central Powers
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U-Boat
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German submarine
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Lusitania
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Ship sunk by U-Boat May 7, 1915;swayed American public opinion against Germany and Central Powers
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Zimmerman note
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Note from Germany to Mexico that was intercepted by British; letter proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico, therefore, letter alarmed US
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Election 1916
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Republican Charles Evan Hughes v. President Wilson (incumbant)
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Russian Revolution 1917
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Revolutionaries (Bolsheviks led by Lenin and Trotsky) ousted Czar; overthrew government; set up Communist State.
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neutrality debate in US
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debate in US regarding not taking sides with Allies or Central Powers; most Americans wanted to remain neutral; but U-Boat attacks, etc. (see other cards) led to a change in public opinion
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President Woodrow Wilson
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Before US joined Allies in WWI against Germany, President Wilson called upon Germany for peace; but Germany said it would sink all ships in British waters; since US traded a great deal with Britain this was a big issue; after the war President Wilson was chief broker of peace agreement (covered in another chapter. Wilson received Nobel Peace Prize
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