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38 Cards in this Set
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schlieffen plan
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Germany's plan of invasion
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U-boat
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German sumbarine
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Propaganda
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form of advertisement
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No man's land
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land between trenches
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Selective Service Act
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required men to register w/ gov't in order to be randomly selected for military
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League of Nations
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would provide a form for nations to discuss and settle their grievances w/out war
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Zimmerman Note
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telegram from German minister, proposed alliance w/ Mexico
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Demonization
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type of propaganda
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Doughboy
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volunteer soldier
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Trench Warfare
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armies fought for mere yards of land
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war-guilt clause
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forced Germany to admit to starting WWI
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quota system
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a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year
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nativism
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a sociopolitical policy favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants
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Polish Corridor
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a strip of territory which was transferred from Germany to Poland by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919
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War Industries Board
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organization which encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency and urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products
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List the four long-term causes of the First World War, and give an example of each long-term cause.
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militarism- blockade
alliance system- imperalism- nationalism-KKK |
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List four allied powers
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france, GB, Russia, America
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What were three new technologies introduced during World War I?
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cars, planes, roads
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What was "liberty cabbage?" "Liberty sausage?"
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saurkraut, hotdog
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What is the significance of April 6, 1917?
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war is declared
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What is a speakeasy?
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secret place where alcohol was illegally sold
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CPI (creel commision)
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established under President Woodrow Wilson to influence American public opinion toward supporting U.S. intervention in World War I via a vigorous propaganda campaign
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What was ther purpose of the eighteenth amendment?
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prohibition
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What was the purpose of the nineteenth amendment?
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women's suffrage rights
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What was the one event/policy that led to the US getting involved in World War I?
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the sinking of the Lusitania
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What were four items that people on the home fromt were told they needed to conserve during the war?
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espionage acts
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What was the "Red Scare?"
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a period of general fear of communists
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List three Central Powers
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Germany, Turkey, Hungary
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What were the three events that led to the US getting involved in World War I?
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Lusitania destroyed
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What were the first five points of WIlson's "Fourteen points?" What was the Fourteenth point?
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prevent another war. League of Nations
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Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the Treaty of Versailles?
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suspicious of provision for joint economic and military action against regression
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How did the installment plan work?
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enabled people to buy goods over an extended period without having to put down much money at the time of purchase
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What were four weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles?
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didn't respect the 14 point program, Germany wasn't present, GB and France gained colonies, tariff bariers increased (against free trade)
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What was the impact of the automobile on the geography of the United States?
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roads, highways, bridges, and tunnels were invented
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Who were the members of the "Big Four"
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President Woodrow Wilson, Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Premier Vittorio Orlando, and Premier Georges Clemenceau
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What were three things that Germany lost as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
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a certain amount of its own territory to a number of surrounding countries, being stripped of all its overseas and African colonies, and its ability to make war again was limited by restrictions on the size of its military
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Who were the slackers?
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the men that didn't sign up to fight
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"The world must be made safe for democracy." Who said this, and in what context was it said?
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President Woodrow Wilson said this while delivering his war message to the congress
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