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20 Cards in this Set
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Militarism |
an increase in the importance of the military of a country |
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Central Powers |
the coalition of nations in World War I that included the German, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman empires |
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Allied Powers |
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 |
a new kind of warfare in World War I that involved troops digging and fi ghting from deep trenches |
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U-Boats |
German submarines or “untersee boats” |
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Zimmermann Telegram |
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 |
law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war |
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Liberty Bonds |
loans to the government that aided its ability to prepare for World War I |
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Communists |
people who believe in communism, or the political system in which all resources are shared equally |
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Armistice |
a truce or cease-fi re agreement between warring nations |
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League of Nations |
a coalition of governments designed to fi nd peaceful solutions to disagreements, proposed by Woodrow Wilson |
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1896 |
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Treaty of Versailles |
brought an end to World War I, but was never ratifi ed by the United States |
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American Expeditionary Force |
the U.S. military forces sent to Europe during World War I and led by General John J. Pershing |
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Lusitania |
passenger ship bombed by Germany |
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Reparations |
financial payments by the loser of a war |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts |
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National War Labor Board |
a government agency organized to help settle disputes between workers and employers in war industries |
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Mobilize |
to prepare for war |
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Stalemate |
situation in which neither side can win a victory |
