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24 Cards in this Set
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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 nation in World War I that included 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 II
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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 drenches.
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U-boat
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German submarines or "untersee boat"
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Zimmermann notes
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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 warring a nation
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League of Nations
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A coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solution to disagreement, proposed by Woodrow Wilson
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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Heir to the throne of Austria Hungary. Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
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Treaty of Versailles
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Brought an end to World War I, but was never ratified by the United States.
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AEF
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The u.s military forces 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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Reparation
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Financial payments by the loser of a war
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Henry Cabot lodge
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Republican senator
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National war labor board
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A government agency organized to help settle disputes between works and employers in war industries.
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Mobilize
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To prepare for war
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Stalement
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A situation in which neither side can win a victory
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4 causes of WWI
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-Militarism
-Imperialism -Alliances -Nationalism |
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Spark of WWI
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The spark of WWI was when the Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a 19 year old Serbian assassin named Gravilo Princip.
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Allied powers
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Serbia
Great Britain France Japan Russia Italy United States |
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Central powers
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Austria-Hungary
Germany Ottoman Empire |
