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12.4-12.7 Flashcards

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nationalism

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pride in one’s nation

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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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militarism

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building up of strong armed forces

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alliance system

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teaming up of different countries

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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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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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france declares war on ____

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germany

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____ declares war on germany

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britain

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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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western front

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northern france border of belgium and luxembourg

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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 ________

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american revolution

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20
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austrian and german decent _________ favored the central powers

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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

25
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on may 7, 1915 a german u boat sank the _______ killing 128 americans

A

lusitania

26
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germany agreed to restrict its submarine campaign, by _______________

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warning ships and surfacing ships

27
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wilson kept the us _____ when he won the reelection

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neutral

28
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_______ was a telegram that the us intercepted between germany and mexico

A

the zimmerman telegram

29
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the zimmerman telegram

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mexico would get its lost provinces back if germany were to declare war on the us

30
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in 1917, russia czar, _____ war removed from power in the ___, the us supported the revolution because it promoted ____

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nicholas II, 1800s and 1900s, democracy

31
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wison asked congress for a _______ which was signed on april 6

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declaration of war

32
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the us established the _____ requiring all men ages 21-30 to register for the military draft

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selective service act

33
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military taught _____, _________, _______, _________, and _________

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discipline, authority, taught how to read, eat nutritious meals, and care for daily health needs

34
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_____ became the head of food administration

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herbert hoover

35
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there were ______, wheatless mondays, and ________

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victory gardens, meatless tuesdays

36
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the _____ settled disputes over working hours

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war labor board

37
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who told factories what to produce

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the war industries board

38
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four minute men

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helped to urge americans to make sacrifices for the goals of democracy

39
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women served as ____, _____, and ____ while the men were at war

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police officers, railroad engineers, and electric-lift truck drivers

40
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congress passed laws, making it a crime to ___ the gov or _____ in the war effort

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criticize, interfere

41
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lenin, a supporter of ____ and socialism gained power in russia

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communism

42
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lenin signed the treaty of ____ with germany which ended russias involvement in the war

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brest-litovsk

43
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the ______ (aef) arrived in france by June of 1918 under general _________

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american expeditionary forces, john j, pershing

44
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gen. _______ (leaded the aef to france) allowed some people to fight with the ____ and _____

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british and french

45
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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

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hellfighters, croix de guerre

46
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_______, june 1918- first major battle for american troops, us marines were victorious

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battel of belleau wood

47
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47 days, the us broke through the german defenses, ______ casualties

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100,000

48
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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 ____
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  1. accept his plan for peace

2. abdicate his power

49
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WWI ended at _____ on __/___/___

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11 am, 11/11/1918 (november 11 1918)

50
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at the end of the war an epidemic of ____ occured, half a million americans died

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influenza

51
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meant to prevent international problems from causing another war:

  1. ___
  2. _______
  3. _________
  4. _____________
  5. ___________________
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  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
52
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the _______ met in paris and versailles- __________ (us), ________(great britain), __________(france), and _________(italy)

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big four, woodrow wilson, david lloyd, georges clemenceau, and vittorio orlando

53
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“peace without __________” -opposed punishing germany

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victory

54
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countries thought german should pay _____ or cash payments for the losses of land during the war

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large reperation

55
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germany took full blame, paid the allies huge reparations, limited size of ____, returned _____ to france

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german military, alsace lorraine

56
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mandates gave britain and france over to ______

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ottoman empire

57
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in the us, isolationists opposed to ______, they opposed the league of nations could lead ____

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treaty of versace, another war

58
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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 ____

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rejected, strength, purpose

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