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Ch 19 Flashcards

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1
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What were the causes of WWI? (MAIN)

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Militarism, The alliance system, nationalism, and imperialism

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This is the development of armed forces and using them as a tool of diplomacy

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Militarism

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What was the triple entente?

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(Allies) Russia, France, Britain, and later the US

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What was the Central Powers?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

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This is the extending of economic and political control over others

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Imperialism

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6
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This is the devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation

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Nationalism

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This person was heir to the Austrian throne, but he was murdered when visiting Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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What is Sarajevo?

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The capital of Bosnia

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9
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This was the German plan to invade Belgium & France

then focus 2 armies on Russia

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Schlieffen Plan

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This is the area between 2 parallel trenches

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No Man’s Land

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11
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What was a trench structured like?

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Barbed wire, a front line trench, a support trench, and a reverse trench in the back. In the far back was large range artillery

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12
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What connected trenches?

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Communication lines

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13
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What did the British blockade with Germany ensure?

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No weapons, food, and military supplies for the Germans

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This was a British passenger liner sunk in 1915 by the German U-Boats

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Lusitania

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15
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When did the US declare war?

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April 1917

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This was a 1917 german telegraph proposing a German-Mexican alliance to help Mexico regain US lands that were once theirs

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The Zimmerman Note

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17
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What lands did the Zimmerman Note promise to help mexico re-gain?

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Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

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18
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Why did the US declare war?

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The Zimmerman Note, unrestricted submarine warfare, and Russia got a representative government

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What did the war boil down to for the US?

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A war of democracies and monarchies

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20
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This is a 1917 act requiring men to register for military service

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Selective Service Act

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21
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What did women do in the army?

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They could volunteer as nurses without army ranks, pay, or benefits

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22
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This is escorting merchant ships by war ships to protect from U boats

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Convoy system

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23
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What did germans have difficulty with once their fleet started to be destroyed?

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Replace their losses with trained submariners

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24
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This man led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)

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John J. Pershing

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25
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This is warfare that relies on gas or deisel powered machinery

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Mechanized warfare

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26
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This man was an esteemed soldier who was a conscientious objector

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Alvin York

27
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What is a conscientious objector?

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A person who opposes war on moral grounds

28
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This regulated the economy

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War Industries Board

29
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What did the War Industries Board focus on?

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Encouraging Companies to use mass production techniques and production quotas

30
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This man was the leader of the War Industries Board

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Bernard M. Baruch

31
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_____ introduced daylight savings time time

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War industries board

32
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What was a direct effect of the WIB?

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Soaring profits and production up 20%

33
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What happened as unions boomed?

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Strikes and labor leaders became common

34
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Why was the Food Administration set up?

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To produce and conserve food

35
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Why did people grow “Victory Gardens?”

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To offset the cost of food by growing their own food

36
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This is biased communication to influence peoples thoughts and actions

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Propaganda

37
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What did the Committee on Public Information do?

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Promote patriotism by targeting the civil liberties of some ethnic groups

38
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Who did propaganda tend to target?

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Emigrants from Germany and Austria-Hungary

39
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This man was the head of the committee on public education

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George Creel

40
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These imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against participation in the war

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The Espionage and Sedition Acts

41
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This was Wilson’s plan for peace following WWI

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14 Points Plan

42
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What was bad about the Espionage and Sedition Acts?

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They violated the 1st amendment and targeted socialists, laborers, and newspapers

43
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What was the 1st part to the 14 point plan?

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5 points to prevent another war

44
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This is the movement of southern blacks to cities in the north

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Great Migration

45
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What was the 2nd part of the 14 point plan?

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8 points on boundary changes

46
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What was the 3rd part of the 14 point plan?

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Making a League of Nations

47
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What was the League of Nations?

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1919-1946: international organization to adress diplomatic crises to precent war

48
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How did Women become more liberated during the war?

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They got suffrage and jobs previously held only by men

49
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How did Wilson support suffrage?

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He acknowledged its existence

50
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What gave women the right to vote?

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19th amendment in 1920

51
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What was the death toll of the mysterious flu of 1918?

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It killed 500,000 americans and 30 million worldwide, and ended suddenly in 1919

52
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How did the Allies react to Wilson’s plan?

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They rejected it

53
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Who were not included in the peace talks?

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Germany, Russia, and smal allied nations

54
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What did the Treaty of Versailles do?

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Make 9 new nations, banned Germany from maintaining an army, and germany to pay 33 billion in reparations

55
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How did Germany’s treatment weaken the treaty?

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They were not happy so it weakened a possibility for lasting peace

56
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This is where Germany took sole responsibility for the war

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War-Guilt Clause

57
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What was taken from Germany?

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Its colonies

58
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How did the Russians lose more territory than Germany?

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They were not at the peace talks

59
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Why did the League of Nations not happen in America?

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They thought we would need to change our policy of isolationism for entry and we would need to form our policy in accord with them

60
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This senator was the main opposition for the League of Nations

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Henry Cabot Lodge

61
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What changes did the War bring in the US?

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Social changes for blacks and women and a strengthened military and government

62
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What was bad about the Treaty of Versailles>

A

It settled nothing

63
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This man was a famous WWI Fighter pilot

A

Eddie Rickenbacker

US History II (15 decks)

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