Chap. 21 Flashcards

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Year the war began

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1914

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4 Cuases (M)

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Militarism- glorification of the miliary

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4 causes (A)

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Alliance system- agreement between countries to aid and support in a another

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4 Cuases (I)

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Imperialism- building of empires by using outside rule on peoples around the wor

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4 causes (N)

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Nationalism- feeling of pride in ones nation or ethnic group.

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6
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Spark that stared the war

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beautiful wife Sophie

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7
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New technologies in warfare

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Airplanes, armored tanks, rapid-fire machine guns, heavy artillery, poison gas

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Zimmerman Telegram

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Authur Zimmerman proposed that Mexico join the war on Germany’s side. Germany would help Mexico get back New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.

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Lusitania

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May 7, 1915, a U boat sank the British passenger liner Lusitania. Nearly 1200 people died, 128 were Americans

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10
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Central Powers

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

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Triple Entente (Allies)

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Great Britain, France, Russia

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Franz Ferdinand

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Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Assassinated by a Serbian nationalist

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13
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Woodrow Wilson

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President of the US of America during WW1

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14
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Kaiser Wilhelm

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Leader of Germany during WW1

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15
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George V

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Leader of Britain during WW1

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16
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Nicholas ll

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Leader of Russia during WW1

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Balkan Peninsula

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Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Romania, and Bulgaria

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Powder Keg

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Barrel of gunpowder (Balkans compared to this because a single spark could easily provoke a major war)

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Western Front

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German advance halted at the Marne River by the French and British. This became the Western Front.

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20
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Stalemate

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Deadlock, neither side cold score a clear victory

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21
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Trench Warfare

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Soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches

22
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No mans land

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Unoccupied territory between the lines

23
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Propaganda

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The spread of information designed to win support for a cause

24
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The date the US entered the wae

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April 2, 1917

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3 big events that chase the US to enter the war
1. Sinking id the Lusitania may 1915 2. Zimmerman Telegram Feb. 1917 3. Russian revolution Mar. 1917
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2 sources of labor during the war
Woman and African Americans
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Moblize
A country or it's government prepare and organize troops for active service
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Jeannette Rankin
From Montana, first woman elected to Congress. Voted to keep America out of conflict
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Carrie Chapman catt
Suffragist and peace activist, who helped secure Americans womans right to vote
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Herbert hover
Head of food administration
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Committee on Public information
Patriotic speeches, pro war cartoons and posters
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Suppress dissent (2 acts) & what it did
Espionage act 1917 Sedition act 1918 Close newspapers, jail for expression of anti war views
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Eugene V. Debs
Jailed for expressing anti war views
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Liberty cabbage
German sauerkraut was to be called this.
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Urge american to conserve food (3)
1. Wheatless Mondays 2. Meatless tuesdays 3. Victory gardens
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War Industries board (what & who)
Tells industries what to produce, what to charge, and how to use resources Head: Bernard Baruch
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Convoy system
A large group of merchant vessels sailing together
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John J. Pershing
Dedicated general, in command of the American expeditionary force (AEF), led pursuit of Pancho Villia in Mexico
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American Expeditionary Force
Name given to American troops serving in Europe during WW1
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Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the Bolsheviks that seized the Russian government
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Communism
An economic and political system based on the idea the social classes and the right to privet property should be eliminated
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Armistice
A halt in fighting that alows peace talks to begin
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Date of the war end
Nov 11, 1918 (11/11/18)
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Besides Germany what other countries asked for an armistice?
Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
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Death totals (overall) (American)
10 million military personnel, 50,000 military personnel
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4 terms of the armistice with Germany
1. Pull back troops 2. Cancel treaty of Breat-Litovsk 3. Hand over entire fleet of uboats 4. Kaiser Wilhelm must step down Wilhelms U-Boat troops
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Woodrow wilson
Proposed league of nations
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League of nations
An international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
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Big 4 (country, person)
US- Woodrow Wilson France- Georges Clemenceau Britain- David Lloyd George Italy- Vittorio Orlando
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Concussion about Germany at the Treaty of Versailles (5)
1. Took away some german territory 2. Took all colonies 3. Accept full responsibility 4. pay lots 5. Dismantle it's army's (Teagan krups Rapunzel's patriotic appearance)
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How much money did Germany have to pay in war reparations
56$ billion
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Who objected the league of nations (one person)
Henry Cabot Lodge