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Black Hand |
Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which resulted in the start of World War I. |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
Heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, whose assassination sparked the beginning of World War I. |
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Gavrillo Princip |
19 year old member of the “Black Hand” who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
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Great Britain (Including Australia, Canada, India, etc.)France Belgium (beginning 1915)Japan (beginning 1915)Italy (beginning 1915)Russia (until 1917)U.S. (beginning 1917 |
WW1 Allies |
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Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (beginning 1915) |
WW1 Central Powers |
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RMS Lusitania |
British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat, causing an outrage in the U.S. |
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SS Sussex |
French passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat, causing an outrage in the U.S. and the signing of the Sussex Pledge. |
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Sussex Pledge |
Pledge made by Germany not to target passenger vessels, only to sink ships known to be carrying war supplies, and to give warning before torpedoing any vessel so as to save lives. |
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Zimmerman Telegram |
Telegram that outraged the U.S. public when published. It proposed a war between Mexico and the U.S. in order to keep the U.S. out of the war. |
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Bolshevik Revolution |
Communist rebellion in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin that overthrew the Tsar and led to the creation of the Soviet Union |
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Alice Paul |
Radical leader of the National Women’s Party who promoted militant protests and hunger strikes. |
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War Industry Board |
Oversee industrial production |
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National War LAbor Board |
Oversee Labor relations and promote productivity |
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Food Administration |
Increase food production while reducing food consumption |
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Fuel ADministration |
Reduce fuel consumption in non vital industries |
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Committee on public information |
promote support for the war through propaganda campaigns |
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Espionage & Sedition Acts |
Laws that limited any public expression of opposition to the war.1 |
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Schenck Vs Unites States |
Court case that allowed the arrest and prosecution of communists, socialists, and anarchists who presented a “clear and present danger” to the U.S. |
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John "Black Jack" Pershing |
American General in charge of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during World War I. |
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Alvin York |
American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for single- handedly killing 20+ German machine gunners and capturing 132 others. |
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Chateau Thierry,St. Mihiel,Belleau Wood,Meuse-Argonne Offensive |
Major American Battles |
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Big Four |
Name given to the leaders of Britain, France, Italy and the U.S. during the peace negotiations. |
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Wilson's 14 Points |
Woodrow Wilson’s proposed plan for peace following World War I. |
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League of Nations |
Peacekeeping organization created after WWI that the U.S. never joined and was too weak to stop WWII. |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, which formally ended World War I. Its harsh treatment of Germany would lay the foundations of World War II |
