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14 Cards in this Set
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Militarism |
- the aggressive strengthening of armed forces |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinard |
- heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was shot and killed by a 19 year-old Serb |
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Mobilize |
- prepare military for war |
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Central Powers |
- the alliance between Austrian-Hungary and Germany |
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Allied Powers |
-France, Russia, and Britain |
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Trench Warfare |
- defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches |
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Stalemate |
- a situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory |
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U-boats |
- launched torpedoes against Allied supply ships, causing heavy losses |
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Lusitania |
- a british passenger liner |
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Zimmerman Note |
- secret telegram sent to Mexico by German foreign minister, was decoded and published I'm 1917 |
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Selective Service Act |
- Passed in 1917, act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted |
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Liberty bonds |
- Money from these provided billions of dollars in loans to the Allies |
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Victory Gardens |
- many people grew their own at home |
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Espionage Sedition Acts |
- restricted free speech and allowed the goverment to arrest opponents of the war |
