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Idea that countries were building up defenses

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Militarism

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WWI was also known was the ______

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Great War

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Who were the central powers?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, eventually Bulgaria

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Who were the triple entente (allies)

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Great Britain, France, Russia

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This was the belief in self determination, instead of being ruled over, different ethnic groups wanted freedom

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Nationalism

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Who was heir to the Austrian throne?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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6
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Were were Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie assassinated?

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Sarejavo

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Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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Gavrilo Princip

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What secret society was Gavrilo Princip a part of?

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The black hand

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9
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Who was the German leader during WWI?

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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What did Kaiser Wilhelm do following the assassination of the archduke?

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He offered a blank check to Austria-Hungary

He gave Serbs a 48 hour ultimatum to bring fourth those involved

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Why didn’t German leaders want a revolution in Austria ?

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They didn’t want to encourage a German revolution

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This plan involved all competing alliances mobilizing at the same time

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Schlieffen plan

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13
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Who did the Russians want the protect?

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The Serbs

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14
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What did Germany want to avoid?

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A two front war (with France and Russia)

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15
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What did the Germans want to capture?

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Paris

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Why did the Germans want paris?

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They thought the Russians would be too slow to mobilize, would give them time to move forces out east and avoid attack from Russia

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17
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What caused a halt in German advancement through France

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Trench warfare

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18
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This was the land in between German and French lines

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No mans land

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19
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Now known as PTSD, many soldiers suffered from it after fighting in trenches

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Shell shock

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20
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When plains were eventually used for dropping bombs and grenades

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Dog fights

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21
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Who was the top ace for the us?

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Eddie rickenbacker

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22
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Most famous German ace

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The red Barron

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23
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This was Wilson’s plan to increase funding and train volunteers in case we were dragged into the war

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Program of preparedness

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This attempted to keep all goods, even food out of Germany, millions starved
British blockade of Germany
25
This American passenger boat was drowned by German U Boats, killing 128 passengers
Lusitania
26
After the sinking of the French ship, this was issued by Germans to promise to only attack armed ships as long as the US got Britain to lift its blockade
Sussex pledge
27
This was an offering by Germans to Mexico to declare war on the US
Zimmerman Note
28
What happened after the Russians overthrew their czar?
They established a short period of democracy
29
Why did Wilson make a war pitch to congress?
To make the world safe for democracy
30
This act drafted American men to fight in the war
Selective service act
31
Who led the US army in WWI?
John J Pershing
32
This was the turning point in the war, where the US helped the French and British reclaim land taken by Germany
2nd battle of the Marne
33
Battle where US troops helped capture and defeat the Germans
Argonne Forrest
34
He became and American hero in Argonne Forrest
Sergeant York
35
System where merchant ships would travel in groups with naval protection to protect from German u boats
Convoy system
36
This was a committee created to advertise the war effort
Committee on public safety
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Who headed the Committee on public safety?
George Creel
38
These acts made anything that hurt the war effort illegal
Espionage and sedation acts
39
This committee oversaw the production of goods in factories, it exemplified the government getting involved
War industry board
40
Who headed the war industry board
Bernard burach
41
Who headed the food administration committee?
Herbert Hoover
42
Gardens at home were called
Victory gardens
43
Who was the US Delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?
Woodrow Wilson
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Who was the English delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?
David Lloyd George
45
Who was the Italian delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?
Vittorio Orlando
46
Who was then French delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?
George Clemenceau
47
These were things created by Wilson to keep peace for future generations
14 points
48
What was the 14th point?
League of Nations
49
Roosevelt worked with sec of war _____ to prepare the nation for war
Elihu root
50
John hay negotiated this treaty with the uk allowing for the construction of a canal
Hay pauncefote
51
This convention between the Colombians and the us gave the us a lease to build a canal
Hay-herran
52
This treaty with panama granted the us a canal
Hay bureau varilla treaty
53
This warned Latin America nations to keep their affairs in check or to face US intervention
Roosevelt corollary
54
This warned foreign corporations not to purchase harbors in Latin America
Lodge corollary
55
This agreement recognized Japanese dominance over Korea
Taft-Katsura
56
What did the Taft-Katsura agreement violate?
Open door policy
57
When japan promises to stop the flow of Japanese agricultural laborer a into the us
Gentlemen agreement
58
This agreement promised to maintain status quo in the pacific, uphold the open door policy, and support Chinese independence
Root-takhira
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This policy promoted us financial and business interests abroad
Dollar diplomacy
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Who implemented dollar diplomacy?
Taft
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What did Wilson think about dollar diplomacy?
He rejected it

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