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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Him and his wife were assassinated, which started the Great War.
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John J. Pershing
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He commanded the American Expeditionary Force.
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Selective Service Act
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This act increased the amount of soliders that were in the regular army.
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Italy was a neutral country till when?
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1915: when they joined the Allies.
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What was important about the Somme Battle?
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It claimed more then a million casualties.
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What made Great Britain declare war on Germany in 1914?
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German troops went through neutral Belgium on their way to France.
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How did the 1918 Sedition Act & 1917 Espionage Act have in comman?
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They both helped unify people with the war effort by they outlawed obstructing & speaking out for the war.
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In 1915 what made United States & Germany's relation bad?
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When German submarines sunk & attacked the British Lusitania ship.
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Some United States senators didn't like the League of Nations because?
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They thought that it would make the U.S. relations with other countries a military one.
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World War I (WWI) caused such things as...
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European Nationalism, Increasing armies and navies, Imperialist Competition.
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The British Blockade caused what?
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Widespread stravation in Germany.
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The United States used the convoy system to overcome what?
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The attacks from the German U-boats.
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New weapons were introduced in WWI, what were they?
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Tanks & Airplanes.
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In WWI, what nations suffered the least amount killed?
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The United States.
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What countries were part of the BIG Four?
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United States, Italy, France & Great Britain.
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The Neutrality Act did what for the United States?
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It kept the United States out of WWI for the first 3 years.
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What did the Schlieffen Plan do?
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It allowed Germany to drive quickly toward the French capital.
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What made the United States enter the war?
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The outrage of the United States citizens after the German submarine warfare.
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The main form of fighting on the western front was what?
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Trench Warfare.
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Centeral Powers of WWI was?
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Bulgaria, Germany, & Austria Hungary.
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What two countries were invovled in the Zimmmermann Note?
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Germany & Mexico.
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If it wasn't for what, the war could have been only bewteen Serbia & Austria-Hungary.
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The Alliance System.
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Germany was forced to take sole responsiblilty for the war because?
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Of Germany's Military Aggression.
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Wilson's Fourteen point program, did not have _______________ in it?
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Repartions for Germany
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African Americans moving to Northen Cities was what?
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The Great Migration.
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Nationalism was strong where?
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In the Balkans.
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Did Congress unanimously declare war in 1917?
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No, it was not unanimously.
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The Nineteenth Amendment was helped pass by what?
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The Women's war effort.
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Germany used what in their Navy?
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They used U-Boats
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Why was Daylight-Savings Time used during the war?
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To help conserve fuel.
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The United States used propaganda for what?
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To help gain support for the war.
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Was Great Britain the first country to use posion gases in the war?
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No, other countries used it first.
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United States & Germany signed what?
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A separate peace agreement.
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After the war, what did the United States suffer from?
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The World Wide Flu Epidemic.
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Did pacifist like that the United States declared war?
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No, they didn't like it.
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George Creel
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Was the leader of the Committee of Public Information.
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William Sims
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He thought of the Convoy system, that allowed transportation of men & goods to Europe.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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Was a American Ace pilot, who shot down 26 enemy planes during the war.
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Bernard M. Baruch
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He was the leader of the War Industries board.
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Alvin York
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He was a American war hero, who helped capture 132+ & killed 25 Germans.
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Georges Clemenceau
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At the Treaty of Versailles Conferance he led France.
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David Lloyd George
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At the Treaty of Versailles Conference, he led Great Britain.
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Vladimir Lenin
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He led the Bolshevik Revolution.
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Vittorio Orlando
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At the Treaty of Versailles Conference, he was the leader for Italy.
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Wilhelm II
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He was the leader for Germany, that abdicated.
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* How were Immigrants affected by the war?
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- Central European Immigrants were descrimminated against.
- Women gained equality, went into the workplace. - African Americans migrated north, for better jobs. |
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* Why did the United States enter the war? (3 reasons)
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- The Zimmermann Note
- Financial ties to the Allies - German's use of unrestricted submarine warfare - Russia droppes out of the war |