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33 Cards in this Set
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4 main causes of WWI
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1. Militarism 2. Alliances 3. imperialism 4. Nationalism
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what sparked the war in Austria-hungary
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Assasination of Ferdinand
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Who comes to Serbia's aid
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Russia, then Germany then England then french government
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What was the name of Germanys plan?
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Schlieffen
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What was the new weapon that the Germany Navy was using?
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U-boats
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What were the two passenger ships that were fired upon by ther German U-boats
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Lusitanian, Sussex
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What was the sussex pledge
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The Germans will no longer fire upon merchant or passenger ships and if they do so we are forced to act
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What was the note that was intercepted by the British that was supposed to go between Germany and Mexico?
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Zimmerman Note
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What did the selective service act do?
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You sign up and they pick your name for the draft for the war
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What was it that the allied ships started to do to help protect their ships from the German U-Boats?
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Convoy system
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Who were the Harlem Hell Fighters?
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A group of African Americans who fought under the French Army
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Who was the general in charge of the United States forces in WWI?
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John Persing
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In Russia, the followers of Lennon were known as what?
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Bolsheviks
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What was the first battle fought solely by US forces?
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Battle of St. Mihiel
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What was the term used for very successful pilots during WWI?
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aces
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What was the German ship that they used to bomb out of?
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Zeppelins
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What happened to a bunch of German soldiers?
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flu
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What was used by the United States that helped pay for the war?
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Liberty bonds
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What did the War Industry Board do?
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Government control of industries that were necessary for the war efforts
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The National War Union Board worked to prevent what?
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Labor disputes
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Who was the future president that was in charge of the food administrative board?
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Herbert Hoover
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The espionage and sedition act did what?
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Suspended the first amendment – could not speak out against the war
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What was the name of the group that was trying to overthrow capitalism and interfere with copper mining?
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Industrial Workers of the World
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What was the term used to describe the mass movement of 500,000 African Americans into the North to take jobs into industrial cities?
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great migration
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What was Wilson’s Plan for the peace agreement referred to as?
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14 points plan
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what were four countries that were involved in the big four?
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Italy, France, US, Britain
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What was the name of the organization that Wilson wanted to set up?
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League of nations
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What was the problem with the League of Nations and the Government?
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Article 10 – if somebody was attacked, then all the others would go to their aid
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When they re-drew the nations in Europe, what did they want to separate?
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Russia and Germany
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What was Wilson’s Plan for how to set up those countries in central Europe?
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Self determination
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Where was the treaty signed at?
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Versailes
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What were the two groups in congress called?
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Irreconcilables – people who were against Article 10
Reservationists – they put some reservations against Article 10 |
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Did the Treaty of Versailles ever get signed by congress?
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no
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