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21 Cards in this Set
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Archduke Francis
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Assassinated, assassination was a major reason for war to begin
Austria, Hungry |
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Lusitania
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British ship that German u-boats sink (128 Americans die)
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U-Boats
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German submarines used in war
blocked trading ports; attacked other ships |
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Sent to Mexico to get back TX, AZ, NM
Germany --> Mexico Britain stopped it |
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Nationalism
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Excessive pride in one's nation
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Militarism
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The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
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Allied Powers (Triple Entente)
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Military alliance of France, Britain, Russia, Italy, U.S. and 20 other nations during the war
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Central Powers (Triple Alliance)
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Military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire during the war
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Imperialism
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Building an empire
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Alliances
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Union for mutual benefit
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Draft
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Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
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Fourteen Points
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President Wilson's goals for peace after the war
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League of Nations
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Association of nations formed after the war under Wilson's Fourteen Points plan
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Reparations
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Cash payments made by a defeated nation to a victorious nation to pay for losses suffered during a war
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Warmonger
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Person who tries to stir up war
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Liberty Bonds
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Bonds sold by the United States government to raise money for the war
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Armistice
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An agreement to stop fighting
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vHarlem Hell Fights
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The African American infantry unit that fought with the French Army in the war
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Trench Warfare
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Fought in dug out channels below the earth, major type of warfare in the war
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The Black Hand
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A Serbian terrorist group
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Gavrilo Princip
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Assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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