12.4-12.7 Flashcards

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nationalism

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pride in one’s nation

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2
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imperialism

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stronger countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries

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3
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militarism

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building up of strong armed forces

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4
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alliance system

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teaming up of different countries

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5
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assassination

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organized killing of someone important

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6
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assassination of archduke ____ of austria-hungary by serbian nationalists

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franz ferdinand

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7
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austria-hungary declares war on _____

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serbia

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8
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russia declares war on _______

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austria-hungary

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9
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germany declares war on _____

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russia

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10
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france declares war on ____

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germany

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11
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____ declares war on germany

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britain

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12
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____, italy, france, britain, ____ and the us were the allied powers

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russia, serbia

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13
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the central powers were ____, austria-hungary, _____ and bulgaria

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germany, ottoman-empire

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14
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stalemate occured for three years on the ______ with no gains, this is most of the war

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western front

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15
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western front

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northern france border of belgium and luxembourg

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16
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soldiers were stuck in _________ on both sides being shelled and repelling attacks

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trenches

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17
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________ and _____________ gas choked and blinded soldiers, many died after the war due to complications from these

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mustard and chlorine

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18
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the us remained _________ but many favored the allies due to the language, history, and culture of ______

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britain

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19
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france and america had been allies since the ________

A

american revolution

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20
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austrian and german decent _________ favored the central powers

A

irish people

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21
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america traded with both the ______ and ________ powers

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allies and central

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22
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propaganda was use to _________________

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paint each side as an evil enemy

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23
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germans used ________ to set up a blockade around britain, britain set up a blockade on german ports in the war to ___________ germany

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uboats, starve

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24
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germany wanted the us to _____ of the blockaded zone, but president wilson had refused and said he would hold germany _________ for any losses

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stay clear, responsible

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on may 7, 1915 a german u boat sank the _______ killing 128 americans
lusitania
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germany agreed to restrict its submarine campaign, by _______________
warning ships and surfacing ships
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wilson kept the us _____ when he won the reelection
neutral
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_______ was a telegram that the us intercepted between germany and mexico
the zimmerman telegram
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the zimmerman telegram
mexico would get its lost provinces back if germany were to declare war on the us
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in 1917, russia czar, _____ war removed from power in the ___, the us supported the revolution because it promoted ____
nicholas II, 1800s and 1900s, democracy
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wison asked congress for a _______ which was signed on april 6
declaration of war
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the us established the _____ requiring all men ages 21-30 to register for the military draft
selective service act
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military taught _____, _________, _______, _________, and _________
discipline, authority, taught how to read, eat nutritious meals, and care for daily health needs
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_____ became the head of food administration
herbert hoover
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there were ______, wheatless mondays, and ________
victory gardens, meatless tuesdays
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the _____ settled disputes over working hours
war labor board
37
who told factories what to produce
the war industries board
38
four minute men
helped to urge americans to make sacrifices for the goals of democracy
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women served as ____, _____, and ____ while the men were at war
police officers, railroad engineers, and electric-lift truck drivers
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congress passed laws, making it a crime to ___ the gov or _____ in the war effort
criticize, interfere
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lenin, a supporter of ____ and socialism gained power in russia
communism
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lenin signed the treaty of ____ with germany which ended russias involvement in the war
brest-litovsk
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the ______ (aef) arrived in france by June of 1918 under general _________
american expeditionary forces, john j, pershing
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gen. _______ (leaded the aef to france) allowed some people to fight with the ____ and _____
british and french
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many african american units fought with france, the harlem ______ recieved the ____, the award that was highest in france for their victory
hellfighters, croix de guerre
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_______, june 1918- first major battle for american troops, us marines were victorious
battel of belleau wood
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47 days, the us broke through the german defenses, ______ casualties
100,000
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in september 1918, the war was coming to an end, president wilson agreed to an armistice: 1. germany must _____ 2. german emperor must ____
1. accept his plan for peace | 2. abdicate his power
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WWI ended at _____ on __/___/___
11 am, 11/11/1918 (november 11 1918)
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at the end of the war an epidemic of ____ occured, half a million americans died
influenza
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meant to prevent international problems from causing another war: 1. ___ 2. _______ 3. _________ 4. _____________ 5. ___________________
1. all treaties between nations between nations should be made public in order to avoid secret treaties (i.e. the triple alliance) 2. freedom of seas, trade, and limits on arms 3. peaceful settlements of disputes 4. self determination 5. league of nations to protect the independence of all nations
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the _______ met in paris and versailles- __________ (us), ________(great britain), __________(france), and _________(italy)
big four, woodrow wilson, david lloyd, georges clemenceau, and vittorio orlando
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"peace without __________" -opposed punishing germany
victory
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countries thought german should pay _____ or cash payments for the losses of land during the war
large reperation
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germany took full blame, paid the allies huge reparations, limited size of ____, returned _____ to france
german military, alsace lorraine
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mandates gave britain and france over to ______
ottoman empire
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in the us, isolationists opposed to ______, they opposed the league of nations could lead ____
treaty of versace, another war
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wilson would not compromise on the league, the senate _____ the treaty, the failure of the us to join the league weakened its ____ and ____
rejected, strength, purpose