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Militarism |
An increase in the importance of the military of a country. |
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Central Powers |
The coalition of nations in WWI that included the German, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empires. |
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Allied Powers |
A group of nations that allied to fight the Central Powers in WWI, and those countries in opposition to the Axis Powers in WWII. |
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Trench warfare |
A new kind of warfare in WWI that involved troops digging and fighting from deep trenches. |
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U-boats |
German submarines |
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Zimmermann Note |
A telegram from Germany to Mexico offering Mexico a return of territory in exchange for declaring war on the United States. |
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Selective Service Act |
A law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war. |
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Liberty bonds |
Loans to the government that aided its ability to prepare for WWI. |
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Communists |
People who believe in communism, or the political system in which all resources are shared equally. |
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Armistice |
A truce or cease-fire agreement between warring nations. |
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League of Nations |
A coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solutions to disagreements, proposed by Woodrow Wilson. |
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, visited the province's capital of Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie. While riding theough the streets, they were shot and killed by a nineteen-year-old Serb nationalist named Gavrillo Princip. |
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Treaty of Versailles |
Brought an end to WWI, but was never ratified by the United States. |
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American Expeditionary Force(AEF) |
The US military forces sent to Europe during WWI and led by General John J. Pershing. |
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Lusitania |
A passenger ship bombed by Germany. |
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Reparations |
Financial Payments by the loser of a war. |
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Henry Cabot Lodge |
A republican senator who wanted the winners of the war to set the terms of peace. |
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National War Labor Board |
A government agency organized to help settle disputes between workers and employers in war industries. |
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Mobilize |
To prepare for war |
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Stalemate |
A situation in which neither side can win a victory |
