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What were the four primary causes of World War I?
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1) Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliance System
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Define ‘Imperialism’ & provide an example of American Imperialism.
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2) annexation of another country
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Define ‘Nationalism’ & give an example of something YOU could do that would be nationalistic.
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3) Taking action to show your country is superior
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4. Define ‘Militarism’ & provide an example of an action that a militaristic country might take.
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4) Producing, tanks, planes, and other weapons
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5. Define ‘Capitalism’ & give an example of something that would display the role of capitalism in American society.
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5) Independent ownership, example is Ford Motor Company
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6. What does the term NEUTRAL mean? What action must a nation take (or not take!) to remain neutral when other nations are at war?
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6) Not taking sides, Stay out of all international conflicts
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7. The term Nationalism, as described by Europeans, is defined as pride in one’s _____________.
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7) Ethnic group, cultural group, or nation NOT COUNTRY
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8. Why was the sinking of the Lusitania one of the primary factors that led the U.S. to enter World War I?
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8) American neutrality had been violated
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9. What was America’s initial level of involvement at the outbreak of World War I? That being said, which side did most Americans tend to side with?
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9) Officially neutral, Allies, however, we supplied goods to all European countries
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10. What were the three primary reasons why America decided to become involved in the war?
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10) Unrestricted submarine warfare, allies owed US a lot of money, Germany encouraged Mexico to invade the US
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Who was the President of the United States during World War I?
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11) Woodrow Wilson
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12. What does the term HOMEFRONT mean? Give three examples from the book of America’s efforts on the homefront.
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12) Homefront – domestic effort to help the war effort abroad. Examples – raising gardens to help food effort, encouraged companies to help with war effort, guaranteed free speech in US
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13. Who were the three main members of the Central Powers?
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13) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
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14. Who were the four main members of the Allied Powers?
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14) Russia, France, Great Britain, Serbia
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15. List four weapons that were used for the first time ever during World War I.
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15) Poison Gas, Airplanes, Subs, machine guns, flame thrower
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16. Which country would be called the Soviet Union after the war was over & also ended up losing much of its land to the Central powers as a result of pulling out of the war early?
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16) Russia
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17. Which country would be forced to accept all of the blame WWI & would end up paying by far the greatest amount of war reparations?
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17) Germany, Germany
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18. What was the name of the treaty effectively ending WWI?
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18) Treaty of Versailles
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19. What were the three main points of the above treaty?
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19) Germany accepts blame for the war, Germany pays an absurd amount in war reparations,
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20. What were the seven main ideas of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
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20) Plan to make countries pay for WWI, another name for a WWI peace treaty, 14 justifications for the US entering WWI
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