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14 Cards in this Set
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Central Powers
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Germany, Austria Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
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Allies
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France, Great Britain, Russia, and later United States.
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Lusitania
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Ship sank by German U-Boats, Americans were killed.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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A telegram from germany to mexico asking for an alliance. Promised mexico back land.
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Woodrow Wilson
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President who was given power to fix prices and to regulate certain industries. Led us into World War 1
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
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An act that fined and sentenced people to jail for saying anything disloyal, or abusive about the government or war.
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Reparations
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A fine of war damages Germany had to pay to the Allies
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League of Nations
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International organization that addresses diplomatic crises that sparks wars.
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1st Red Scare
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Nationwide fear of Communism
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Supply and Demand
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Price determination, the more supply you have, the less it will cost. More demand, the more you need.
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Inflation
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Increase in prices and fall in purchasing value of money.
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Recession
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Temporary economic decline, trade and industrial activity is reduced.
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Embargo
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Purposely cutting of trades with another country to get what you want.
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Tariff
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A tax on a particular group of imports or exports.
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