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Militarism
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An increase in the importance of the military of a country.
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Central Powers
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The coalition of nations in World War I that includes the German, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empires.
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Allied Powers
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A group of nations that allied to fight the Central Powers in World War I, and those countries in opposition to the Axis Powers in World War I.
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Trench Warfare
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A new kind of warfare in World War I that involved troops digging and fighting from deep trenches.
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U-boats
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German submarines or "untersee boats."
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Zimmerman Note
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A telegram from Germany to Mexico offering Mexico a return of territory in exchange for declaring war on the United States.
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Selective Service Act
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A law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war.
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Liberty bonds
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Loans to the government that aided its ability to prepare for World War I.
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Communists
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People who believe in communism or the political system in which all resources are shared equally.
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Armistice
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A truce or cease-fire agreement between warning nations.
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League of Nations
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A coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solutions to disagreements, proposed by Woodrow Wilson.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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Archduke of Austria and Royal Prince of Hungary who was assassinated on June 28, 1914.
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Treaty of Versailles
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Brought and end to World War I, but was never ratified by the United States.
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American Expeditionary Force
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The U.S. Military force sent to Europe during World War I and led by General John J. Pershing.
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Lusitania
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A passenger ship bombed by Germany.
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Reparations
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Financial payments by the loser of the war.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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A conservative republican politician, proved a long-term adversary of democratic president Woodrow Wilson and, ultimately, his nemesis.
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National War Labor Board
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A government agency organized to help settle disputes between workers and employers in war industries.
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Mobilize
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To prepare for war.
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Stalemate
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A situation in which neither side can win a victory.
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