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Militarism |
The aggressive strengthening of armed forces |
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Archduke Fancis Ferdinand |
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
got killed by Gavrilo Princip who was a nationalist
Shattered Europes peace |
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Mobilize |
Prepare military for war
Germany declared war with Russia on August 1, 1914 |
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Central Powers |
The alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany |
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Allied Powers |
France Russia and Britain
Italy joined in 1915 |
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Trench Warfare |
Defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches |
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Stalemate |
A situation were neither side can win |
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U-boats |
Submarines that launched torpedoes against Allied supply ships
caused heavy losses |
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Lusitania |
A British passenger line that a German U-boat sank
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Zimmermann Note |
Secret telegram sent to Mexico from Germany
America found the note that said Germany wanted to get an alliance against the US
Americans got angry so we declared war on Germany |
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Selective Service Act |
The act that required men between 21 and 30 to be drafted into the US army
3 million were drafted
400,000 African Americans were drafted out of the 3 million |
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Liberty Bonds |
Issued war bonds
Provied billions of dollars in loans to US allies |
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Victory gardens |
Where people grew their own food to conserve food at home because most of the crops were going to the US troops |
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American Expeditionary Force |
US troops
French and British wanted them to join their units |
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Communists |
People who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property |
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Armistice |
Truce
went into effect on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 |
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League of Nations |
The final point called for the creation of an international assembly of nations |
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Reparations |
Payment for war damages
$33 billion |
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Treaty of Versailles |
The peace settlement of WW1 |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
Republican senator
wanted the winners to set terms of peace |
