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25 Cards in this Set
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M.A.I.N |
M- Militarism A- Alliances I- Imperialism N- Nationalism |
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Ways U.S raised money |
1) Increase in taxes 2) Liberty Bonds |
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Triple Alliance |
1) Germany 2) Austria-Hungary 3) Italy |
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Triple Entente |
1) France 2) Russia 3) Great-Britain |
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4 Allied Powers |
1) Great-Britain 2) France 3) Russia 4) Italy |
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4 Central Powers |
1) Germany 2) Austria-Hungary 3) Ottoman Empire 4) Bulgaria |
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Germany's Punishments |
1) Admit Guilt 2) Lose all colonies 3) Lose the Rhineland 4) Disarmed/ lose army 5) had to do reparations (32 B then, 398 B now) |
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4 reasons U.S joined WWI |
1) German Submarine Warfare 2) British Propaganda 3) Zimmerman Telegram 4) Russian Revolution |
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Woodrow Wilson's 14 points |
1) make seas free 2) no secret alliances 3) reduce arms 4) reduce colonies 5) move to country of nationality 6) boundary changes 7) league of nations |
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Eastern Front |
attack and counter-attack Germany and Austria-Hungary vs. Russia 2 years long very fast pace |
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Western Front |
trench warfare the war of attrition (slow pace/ very little movement) stretched from Belgium to Switzerland Germany vs. France and Great Britain |
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The cause |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary
Germany declares war on Russia
France declares was on Germany
Germany invades Belgium
Great Britain declares war on Germany |
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Gas |
mustard gas (chlorine and phosgene) shot out of a gun or dropped by a plane
deadly if breathed in |
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Tanks |
inspired by farming equipment
allowed people to go over top of trenches |
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Machine Guns |
could fire 300-500 shots in a minute
fire power of 100 guns
4-6 men to operate
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Rifle |
main weapon, bolt action, 15 rounds per minute
deadly from 1000 yards |
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Grenades |
invented by British in 1915, 75 million used |
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Artillery |
large field guns, long range ability, 12 men to operate, shells would explode on impact |
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Submarines |
German Uboats, used torpedos |
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Flame Thrower |
used air to force oil through a nozzle that ignites a charge to spread flame through a battle field |
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Airplanes |
made out of wood and canvas, pilots were called aces most would make 1-2 trip, first war to use planes, fights were called dogfights |
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Zepplins |
blimp, used by Germans, used on bombing raids |
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women volunteer |
40,000 |
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set up of trenches |
don't die, couldn't travel on ground, protection |
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area around trenches |
no mans land |
