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37 Cards in this Set
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Nationalism
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An extreme form of feeling superior over other countries
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Sedition Act 1918
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Made it a felony to interfere with war effort
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Battle of Argonne Forest
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Part of final allied offensive in war (Last War Battle)
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Militarism
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The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it
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Treaty of Versailles
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The treaty ending WW1 and creating League of Nations
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Imperialism
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A policy of extending a countries power and influence through diplomacy of military force
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Vladimir Lenin
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Founder of Bolsheviks and leader of Russian Revolution
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League of Nations
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International organization created to ensure world stability
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The Great Migration
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The movement of 500,000 African Americans out of the rural south
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Central Powers
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Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Italy and Germany
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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American Republican Senator known for positions on foreign policy- battled with Woodrow Wilson
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Propaganda
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The use of magazines or newspapers to publicize a particular view on something
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Fourteen Points
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Speech by Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress
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Armistice
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Victory and ending WW1 at 111am on 11/11/1918
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Battle of Somme
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British Army had suffered 420,00 casualties including 60,000 dead on the first day and French lost 200,000 and Germans lost 500,000
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Trench Warfare
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A type of combat in which opposing troops fight fro trenches- Facing each other
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Russian Revolution
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Czarist Government collapsed and a provisional government was established
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George M. Cohan
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American Entertainer, Play writer, Singer- Yankee Doodle
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Treaty between Russian and the Central Powers
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Triple Entente
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France, Britain, Russia
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Selective Service Act
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Established the draft and led to all male between 16-45 to register for service
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Liberty Bonds
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A war bond that was sold in the U.S. to support allied cause of WW1
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General John J. Pershing "Black Jack"
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Led American Expeditionary Forces
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Submarine Warfare
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Naval Warfare is divided into 3 operational areas: Surface, Air, Underwater
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Espionage Act 1917
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Most controversial law passed. It prescribed a $10,000 fine and 20 years imprisonment for interfering with the recruitment of troops
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Allied Power
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Russia, Great Britain, France, Belgium
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Pacifists
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The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
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Zimmerman Telegram
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1917 Proposal from Germany to Mexico about war
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Woodrow Wilson
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28th President- Leader of Progressive Era
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Harlem Hell Fighters
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First African AMerican regiment to serve in the army during WW1
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Eastern Front
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A coalition of rebel groups operating between Germany and U.S.S.R.
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Stalemate
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No one can win/compromise
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Triple Alliance
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
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Archduke Ferdinand
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Royal Prince of Hungary and was assassinated by Gavrillo Princip of Serbia
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Lusitania
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A liner that was sunk by the german submarine-128 killed
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Battle of Verdun
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One of the major battle and also the bloodiest- The german offense was stopped
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Battle of Belleau Woods
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Was the battle fought by the Marne river in France
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