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20 Cards in this Set
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Militarism |
The aggressive strengthening of armed forces |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinad |
Heir to the throne of Ausrtia-Hungary shot and killed gavrilo princip |
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Mobilize |
Prepare military for war |
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Central Powers |
The alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany |
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Allied Powers |
France Russia and Britain were known as the allied powers |
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Trench Warfare |
Defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches |
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Stalemate |
A situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory |
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U-boats |
Submarines that launched torpedoes against allied supply ships, causing heavy losses |
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Lucitania |
A British passenger line |
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Zimmerman Note |
A telegram sent to Mexico by Germany that as decoded and published in the newspaper |
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Selective Service Act |
The act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted |
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Liberty Bonds |
Issued war bonds provided billions of dollars of loans to the allies |
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Victory gardens |
Food people grew at home when they were preserving food |
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American Expeditionary Force |
Wanted U.S troops to join French and British allies |
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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 |
A truce it happened on the 11 the day of the 11 month |
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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 damage |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Set the peace settlement of WW1 |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
Didn't want the treaty of Versailles to into effect |
