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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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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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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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Who did the Russians want the protect?

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The Serbs

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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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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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What caused a halt in German advancement through France

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Trench warfare

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

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Shell shock

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When plains were eventually used for dropping bombs and grenades

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Dog fights

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Who was the top ace for the us?

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Eddie rickenbacker

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Most famous German ace

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The red Barron

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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

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British blockade of Germany

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This American passenger boat was drowned by German U Boats, killing 128 passengers

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Lusitania

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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

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Sussex pledge

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This was an offering by Germans to Mexico to declare war on the US

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Zimmerman Note

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What happened after the Russians overthrew their czar?

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They established a short period of democracy

29
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Why did Wilson make a war pitch to congress?

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To make the world safe for democracy

30
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This act drafted American men to fight in the war

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Selective service act

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Who led the US army in WWI?

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John J Pershing

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This was the turning point in the war, where the US helped the French and British reclaim land taken by Germany

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2nd battle of the Marne

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Battle where US troops helped capture and defeat the Germans

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Argonne Forrest

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He became and American hero in Argonne Forrest

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Sergeant York

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System where merchant ships would travel in groups with naval protection to protect from German u boats

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Convoy system

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This was a committee created to advertise the war effort

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Committee on public safety

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Who headed the Committee on public safety?

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George Creel

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These acts made anything that hurt the war effort illegal

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Espionage and sedation acts

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This committee oversaw the production of goods in factories, it exemplified the government getting involved

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War industry board

40
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Who headed the war industry board

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Bernard burach

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Who headed the food administration committee?

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Herbert Hoover

42
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Gardens at home were called

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Victory gardens

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Who was the US Delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was the English delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

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David Lloyd George

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Who was the Italian delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

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Vittorio Orlando

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Who was then French delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

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George Clemenceau

47
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These were things created by Wilson to keep peace for future generations

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14 points

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What was the 14th point?

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League of Nations

49
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Roosevelt worked with sec of war _____ to prepare the nation for war

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Elihu root

50
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John hay negotiated this treaty with the uk allowing for the construction of a canal

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Hay pauncefote

51
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This convention between the Colombians and the us gave the us a lease to build a canal

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Hay-herran

52
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This treaty with panama granted the us a canal

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Hay bureau varilla treaty

53
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This warned Latin America nations to keep their affairs in check or to face US intervention

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Roosevelt corollary

54
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This warned foreign corporations not to purchase harbors in Latin America

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Lodge corollary

55
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This agreement recognized Japanese dominance over Korea

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Taft-Katsura

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What did the Taft-Katsura agreement violate?

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Open door policy

57
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When japan promises to stop the flow of Japanese agricultural laborer a into the us

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Gentlemen agreement

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This agreement promised to maintain status quo in the pacific, uphold the open door policy, and support Chinese independence

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Root-takhira

59
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This policy promoted us financial and business interests abroad

A

Dollar diplomacy

60
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Who implemented dollar diplomacy?

A

Taft

61
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What did Wilson think about dollar diplomacy?

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He rejected it

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