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Militarism |
The aggressive strengthening of armed forces |
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Archeduke Franz Ferdinand |
Heir to the throne of Austria Hungary annexed the province |
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Mobilize |
Prepare it's military for war |
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Central powers |
The alliance between Austria Hungary and Germany became to be known as central powers |
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Allied powers |
France, Russia, and Britain we're know 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 where neither side can win a decisive victory |
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U boats |
Submarines that launched torpedoes at ally supply ships causing heavy losses |
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Lusitania |
A British passenger liner |
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Zimmermann note |
This secret telegram to Mexico sent by the German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann was decoded and then published by American newspapers in March 1917 |
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Selective service act |
The act that required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to be drafted |
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Liberty bonds |
Provided billions of dollars in loans to the allies |
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Victory gardens |
Where people grew their own vegtables |
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American expeditionary force |
Was know to join French and British forces |
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Communists |
People who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property |