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trench warfare |
military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield |
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No Man's Land |
an unoccupied region between opposing armies |
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Dogfights |
planes fighting in the air |
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nationalism |
a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation |
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militarism |
the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy |
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Allies |
France, Britain, Russia |
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Central Powers |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
heir to the Austrian throne who was assassinated, sparking the first world war |
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Lusitania |
British ship that was sunk by a German U-boat |
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Zimmerman Note |
message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the U.S. entered WWI |
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U-boats |
German submarine
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Sussex Pledge |
after the Sussex was attacked, Germany agreed to stop attacking ships if the U.S. could persuade Britain to lift its blockade |
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Bolshavik Revolution |
Russians overthrew Stalin, ending their conflict with Germany and giving Germany one less front |
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Selective Service Act |
law enacted in 1917, required men to register for military service |
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Convoy System |
protection of merchant ships from U-boats by having ships travel in large groups escorted by war ships |
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Schlieffen Plan |
smash the French before Russians begin fighting: go through Belgium and attack French from behind |
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Armistice |
a truce, or agreement, to end an armed conflict |
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War Industries Board |
agency established during WWI to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries |
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Espionage and Sedition Acts |
two laws passed in 1917 and 1918 for harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. WWI participation |
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Committee on Public Information |
committee created to influence public opinion on U.S. participation in WWI |
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Tinderbox of Europe |
Berlin, meaning Berlin was a potential source of violence and destruction |
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What did the vast system of treaties cause when war struck? |
Different countries were expected to help other countries in the war, effectively pulling everyone into the war. |
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Why is WWI called the first modern war?
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Extreme advances in weaponry at the time enhanced the war and made it bloodier. |
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What was the U.S.'s first response to the war? |
A declaration of neutrality. |
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What caused the U.S. to join the war?
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Many German U-boats were attacking ships and killing American people. |
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How was the U.S. entering the war a turning point? |
All sides were tired of the war and America brought new gusto for it (new men, weapons, supplies, etc.) |
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Why did the U.S. and Wilson develop many new groups for the economy during the war? |
To help ensure the economy was strong enough to support the war. |
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Since women worked during WWI, what did this later help them gain? |
The right to vote. |
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What were three major themes in Wilson's Fourteen Points? |
Remove general causes for the war, develop self-determination in Europe, and create the League of Nations. |
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The Treaty of Versailles |
plan to settle WWI. Germany pay for war, reduce army, lose land for all Central Powers |
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Who were the Big Four that shaped Versailles? |
Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, George Clemenceau, Vittorio Orlando |
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Why did the U.S. not approve the peace treaty? |
They wanted to remain an independent country and not join the League of Nations |
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Don't die. |
Last test other than the semester test! |
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Good luck. |
Try to get some sleep. |
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Puppy |
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