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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 l that included German, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman empires.
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Allied Powers
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Group of nations that allied to fight the Central Powers in World War l, and those countries in opposition to the Axis Powers in World War ll.
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Trench Warfare
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A new kind of warfare in World War l that involved troops digging and fighting from deep trenches.
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U-boat
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German submarine or 'untersee boat'.
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Zimmermann Note
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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 l.
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Communist
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People who believe in communism, or political system in which all resources are shared equally.
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Armistice
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A truce of cease-fire agreement between warring 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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Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
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Treaty of Versailles
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(1919) Brought an end to World War l, but was never ratified by the United States.
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American Expeditionary Force
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U.S. military forces sent to Europe during World War l 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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Republican senator that declared, "No peace that satisfied Germany in any degree can ever satisfy us."
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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 wins.
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Causes of WWI
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Militarism,
Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliance. |
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Spark of WWI
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand's death sparked WWI.
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Allied Countries
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Serbia, Great Britain, France, Japan, Russia, Italy, U.S.
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Central Countries
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Austria Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire.
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