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16 Cards in this Set
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WWI Underlying Causes
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power politics- Germany was a threat to the balance of power; MAIN-Militarism; entangling Alliances; Imperialism; Nationalism
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Triple Alliance
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
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Triple Entente
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France, Russia, Great Britain
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Francis Ferdinand
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Arch Duke of Austria assassinated- immediate cause of WWI
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Black Hand
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Serbian terrorist group who assassinated Ferdinand
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Blank Check
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Germany pledges unconditional allegiance to Austria in any war resulting from Ferdinand’s assassination
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Central Powers
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria
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1917
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America enters WWI
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Lusitania
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British passenger ship that was attacked by the Germans; leads to the signing of the Arabic Pledge
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Arabic Pledge
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As a result of the Lusitania, Germans agree to not attack and sink passenger ships
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Schlieffen Plan
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German’s were fighting a two war front with France and Russia; Schlieffen Plan was a German war strategy; Plan was to capture Paris and for France surrender, then fight Russia since Russia is such a big country they would be slow so Germans have time to attack France first; This plan failed in WWI
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Sussex Pledge
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Germans agree not to sink merchant ships without warning and attempting to rescue passengers
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Zimmerman Note
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Note written to Japan and Mexico from Germany asking them to wage war against the US; this would create a division of troops for the US; US intercepts this message
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Gore-McLemore Resolution
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prohibit Americans from traveling on armed merchant vessels or ships with illegal anything; legislation to protect Americans in foreign waters; Wilson stops the bill (unsuccessful) because he wants to go to war because of his fourteen points for peace
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“He Kept Us Out of War”
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Wilson’s campaign slogan that got him reelected in 1916
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Total War
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affects the life of everyone; manufacturers begin producing goods for the war; rationing and other sacrifices by the American people to help support the troops; all encompassing
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