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21 Cards in this Set
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Militarism |
The aggressive strengthening of armed forces |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
Visited provinces capital of Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie |
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Mobilize |
Prepare it's military for war |
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Central Powers |
The alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany |
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Allied Powers |
France, Russia, and Britain we're know as the Allied Powers |
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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 |
A secret telegram to Mexico sent by the German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmerman, was decoded and then published by American newspapers |
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Selective service act |
Required men between ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted |
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Liberty Bonds |
Provided billions of dollars in loans to the Allies |
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Espionage Sedition Acts |
Restricted free speech and allowed the government to arrest opponents of the war |
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Victory Gardens |
Where people grew their own vegetables at home |
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American Expeditionary Force |
Were wanted to join French and British units |
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Communists |
People who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property |
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Armistice |
Went into effect on the 11th hour if the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 |
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League of Nations |
The final point called for the creation of an international assembly of nations |
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Treaty of Versailles |
The peace settlement of World War 1 |
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Reparations |
Payments for war damages |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
Republican senator who wanted he winners to set the terms of peace |
