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44 Cards in this Set
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Nationalism
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Intense loyalty to ones nation or group and promotion of its interests above all others
page 263 |
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Ethnic Group
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A minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a country; people who share a common language and traditions
page 263 |
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Militarism
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A buildup of military strength within a country
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Alliance System
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Defense agreements among nations
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Balance of Power
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The distribution of power among nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere with another
page 264 |
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U-boat
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German submarine in World Wars I and II
page 267 |
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Propaganda
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Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion
page 271 |
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Autocracy
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Government in which one person has unlimited power
page 274 |
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Convoy
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A group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it
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Armistice
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A temporary peace agreement to end fighting
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Kaiser
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Emperor; the leader of Germany from 1871 to 1918
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Mobilization
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Gathering resources and preparing for war
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Ration
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To give out scarce items on a limited basis
page 284 |
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Socialist
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Person who believes industries should be publicly owned and run by the government rather than by private individuals
page 285 |
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Pacifist
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Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
page 285 |
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Dissent
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Disagreement with or opposition to an opinion
page 285 |
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National Self-Determination
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The right of people to decide how they should be governed
page 287 |
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Reparation
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Payment by a defeated aggressor nation for damages caused by war
page 288 |
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Dimension
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Aspect; one element or factor among many
page 267 |
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Equip
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Furnish; provide with
page 267 |
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Stress
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Call particular attention to; emphasize
page 271 |
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Revolution
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A war to overthrow a government
page 274 |
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Proceed
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Continue on
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Consent
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Agree to
page 281 |
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Consume
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To use
page 284 |
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Perceive
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To recognize; understand
page 285 |
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Final
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last; ultimate
page 288 |
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Achieve
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Accomplish; gain by effort
page 288 |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Next in line to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; assassinated
page 263 |
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Battle of Verdun
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One of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war
page 266 |
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Lusitania
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A British passenger liner torpedoed near the coast of Ireland
page 272 |
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Selective Service Act
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Set up a military draft
page 275 |
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Bolsheviks
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A group of Communists
page 277 |
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Vladimir Lenin
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Leader of the Bolsheviks
page 277 |
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Russia lost substantial territory to the Germans
page 278 |
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John J. Pershing
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Named supreme commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), the American army in Europe
page 278 |
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Great Migration
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African Americans left their homes in the South to settle in Northern cities and find jobs
page 283 |
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Espionage Act
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Provided stiff penalties for espionage, or spying
page 285 |
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Sabotage Act
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Law which made it a crime to say, print, or write any criticism perceived as negative about the government
page 285 |
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Sedition Act
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Law which made it a crime to say, print, or write any criticism perceived as negative about the government
page 285 |
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Fourteen Points
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Woodrow Wilsons peace plan
page 287 |
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League of Nations
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An organization whose member nations would help preserve peace and prevent future wars
page 288 |
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Treaty of Versailles
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Treaty dealt harshly with the Germans but because they were defeated, they had no choice but to sign
page 289 |
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a longtime foe of President Wilson
page 290 |
