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Central powers |
nations in World War I that included the German , Austria- Hungary, and Ottoman Empire |
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Allied powers |
A group of nations that allied to fight the central powers in World War I , and those countries in opposition to the axis powers in World War One -- France and Britain |
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Trench warfare |
A new kind of warfare in World War I that involved troops digging and fighting from deep trenches (defensive technique) |
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U-boats |
German submarines or "untersee boats" |
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Zimmerman telegram |
A telegram from Germany to Mexico offering Mexico a return of territory in exchange for declaring war on the u.s. |
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Selective service act |
A law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war |
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Communists |
People who believe in communism, or the political system in which all resources are shared equally |
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Archduke Francis ferdinand |
Heir to the throne of Austria- Hungary |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Brought an end to World War I, but was never ratified by the u.s. |
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American expeditionary force |
The u.s. Military forces sent to Europe during World War I and led by general john j. Pershing |
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Lusitania |
A passenger ship bombed by Germany |
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Mobilize |
To prepare for war |
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Stalemate |
A situation in which neither side can win a victory |
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Militarism |
Glorifying military power with an arms race for military technology and superiority to prepare for war with powerful weapons |
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Nationalism |
Loyalty to ones nation with developed competition between nations |
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Imperialism |
Led to European competitions for colonies and resources |
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Alliances |
Agreement made between nations to help/ protect one another during war |
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Spark of World War I |
On June 28, 1914 archduke France Ferdinand ,who was the heir to the throne of Hungary, was killed in Serbia. 2 bullets killed him and his wife and started the war. |
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Axis powers |
Japan, Germany, and Mussolini |
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Bolsheviks |
A group a Russians who overthrew the Russian government and seized power |
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Draft |
Men are picked to go to war |
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Neutrality |
Having no involvement in war |
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Victory gardens |
U.S citizens planted their own gardens to save food for the soldiers |
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Influenza |
The flu (a pandemic) |
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Prooaganda |
Information put out by an organization or government to promote a policy, idea or cause. At times deceptive or distorted (exaggerated) |
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Sedition |
conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch |
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Espionage |
Spying |
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Armistice |
An agreement to stop fighting |
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14 point peace plan |
Woodrow Wilson's plan to end ww1 and prevent other wars |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
The U.S senate during ww1 |
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League of Nations |
Main part of the 14 Point Peace plan -was suggested to end fudes between the nations |
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Shlieffen Plan |
Germany was going to attack and defeat France to get to its ally, Russia |
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Chemical warfare |
A form of warfare where toxic gases were thrown into trenches |
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No mans land |
Area between trenches where if you went you were to get shot |
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Woodrow Wilson |
28th president of the United States and leader of the progressive era era era |
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Doughboys |
A nickname given to American soldiers when we first entered war |
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Bolsheviks |
In the result of a stalemate, Germans would cause mass casualties to make one side weak therefore ending the stalemate |
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National War Labor Board |
a United States federal agency for the purpose of preventing strikes that would disrupt production in war industries |
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Liberty Bonds |
Citizens paid certain amounts of money to support the war effort |
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Sussex Pledge |
Germany promised not to shoot (attack) civilian cruise liners -_even though Germany broke this deal many times |
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Reparations |
Payments for war damages |
