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31 Cards in this Set
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militarism
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the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
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allies
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the group of nations that consisted of Great Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by United States, Italy, and others – that opposed the Central Powers.
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central powers
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the group of nations – led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire – that opposed the Allies.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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heir to the Austrian throne, visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.
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"no man's land"
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a barren expanse of mud pockmarked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire.
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trench warfare
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in which armies fought for mere yards of ground, continued for over three years.
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Lusitania
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the U-boat sank this British liner ship off the southern coast of Ireland.
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Zimmermman note
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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
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famous fighter pilot of WWI, was well known as a racecar driver before the war. He learned to fly on his own time and eventually joined the U.S. Army Air Service.
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Selective Service Act
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In need to more fighting power, Congress passed this act to require men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service.
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nationalism
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a devotion to the interests and culuture of one's nation
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convoy system
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a heavy guard of destroyers, escorted merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic in groups.
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American Expeditionary Force
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(AEF), the forces led by General John Pershing, who fought with the Allies in Europe during WWI.
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General John J. Pershing
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led the AEF, he found that the Allies intended to use American troops simply as reinforcements.
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Alvin York
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he was a great war hero, who sought exemption as a conscientious objector.
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Conscientious objector
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a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds, pointing out that the Bible says, “Thou shalt not kill.”
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Armistice
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a truce that ended the war.
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War Industries Board
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(WIB), an agency established during WWI to increase efficiency and discourage wasted in war-related industries.
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Bernard M. Baruch
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leader of the WIB, he was a prosperous business man.
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Propaganda
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a biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions.
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George Creel
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the head of the CPI and a former muckraking journalist.
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
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Under this act, a person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort.
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Great Migration
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the large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the North.
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Fourteen Points
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the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for world peace following WWI.
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League of Nations
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would provide a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to resort to war.
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George Clemenceau
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lived through two German invasions of France and was determined to prevent future invasions.
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David Lloyd George
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the British prime minister, had just won reelection on the slogan “Make Germany pay.”
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Treaty of Versailles
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established nine new nations – including Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the kingdom that later became Yugoslavia – and shifted the boundaries of other nations.
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Reparations
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or war damages, amounting to $33 billion to the Allies.
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War-guilt clause
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forcing Germany to admit sole responsibility for starting WWI.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Conservative senators were headed by him who were suspicious of the provision for joint economic and military action against aggression.
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