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how the U.S.knew that Germany wanted Mexico to attack the U.S. during world war I
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Zimmerman Note
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his campaign slogan in 1916 was "he kept us out of war"
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Wilson
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number of people killed when the Sussex was sunk
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60
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British cruise liner sunk off the coast of ireland
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lusitania 128 americans killed
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british and german both established this around each others countries to keep supplies and troops out
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blockades
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the U.S. began to prepare for world war I to...
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ensure that allied debts were paid and to keep the germans from threatening U.S. shipping
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reasons why U.S. citizens showed sympathy to allies at the outbreak of ww1
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1. america's economic ties were stronger with allies then with the central powers. 2. many americans felt closd to england because of common ancestry, language, and literature. 3. Germany's aggressive sweep through belgium upset the american people
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number of british lost at the battle of somme on the first day
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40,000
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building fox holes and fighting between them is called..
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trench warfare
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inventor of the gas mask
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morgan
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type of gas Germans used as standard equipment during WW1
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chlorine
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number of rounds of ammunition the first machine gun shot per minute
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600
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two innovative weapons of ww1
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tank and airplane, British invented the tank
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number of men sgt. york killed by himself
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25
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zeppelin was used for this in WW1
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drop bombs over Britain
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name given to disease soldiers got from not changing socks and shoes in trenches
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trench foot
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big bertha was what
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german cannon that shot cannon ball 75 miles
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leader of the american expeditionary forces in ww1
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John J. Pershing
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Schlieffen Plan called for Germany to first place a holding action on which country
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russia
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country that came to the aid of serbia when attacked to begin WW1
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russia
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country that declared war on serbia after assassination of frans ferdinand
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austria
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aim of the black hand
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to unite all serbs under one government
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group that assassinated ferdinand
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black hand
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he assassinated ferdinand
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princip
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britain depended on this to defend her island
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british navy
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wilhelm II did this to start a naval arms race among nations
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built up a huge navy
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country russia considered herself the protector of in the balken area
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serbia
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date World war 1 began
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august 4, 1914
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strongest nation in europe in 1890
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Germany
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name given to number of black americans moving north in early 1900s
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great migration
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wilson's biggest opponent to the League of Nations
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lodge
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Wilson's peace plan at the end of WW1
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fourteen points
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as a result of the food administration in ww1
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shipments to allies tripled
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biggest way U.S. financed WW1
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sold war bonds
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"dough boys" were soldiers from
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America
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purpose of laying barrier of mines in the norht sea
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bottle up German Uboats in the north sea
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merchant vessels that traveled in large groups with a guard of destroyers
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convoys
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composed triple entente
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Great birtain, france, russia
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composed triple alliance
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austria hungary, germany, italy
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positions women volunteered for in WW1
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nurses, secretaries, operators
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military training in WW1 consisted of
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kitchen duty, target practice, cleaning up the camp site, bayonet drill
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military training lasted this long in ww1
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9 months
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first selective service draft age requirement
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18-45
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date U.S. declared war on Germany in WW1
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April 2, 1917
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places mexico would receive if she helped Germany by declaring war on the U.S. during WW1
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texas, arizona, new mexico
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