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Chap. 21 Flashcards

1
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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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Kaiser Wilhelm

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Leader of Germany during WW1

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George V

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Leader of Britain during WW1

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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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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

25
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3 big events that chase the US to enter the war

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  1. Sinking id the Lusitania may 1915
  2. Zimmerman Telegram Feb. 1917
  3. Russian revolution Mar. 1917
26
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2 sources of labor during the war

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Woman and African Americans

27
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Moblize

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A country or it’s government prepare and organize troops for active service

28
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Jeannette Rankin

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From Montana, first woman elected to Congress. Voted to keep America out of conflict

29
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Carrie Chapman catt

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Suffragist and peace activist, who helped secure Americans womans right to vote

30
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Herbert hover

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Head of food administration

31
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Committee on Public information

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Patriotic speeches, pro war cartoons and posters

32
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Suppress dissent (2 acts) & what it did

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Espionage act 1917
Sedition act 1918
Close newspapers, jail for expression of anti war views

33
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Eugene V. Debs

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Jailed for expressing anti war views

34
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Liberty cabbage

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German sauerkraut was to be called this.

35
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Urge american to conserve food (3)

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  1. Wheatless Mondays
  2. Meatless tuesdays
  3. Victory gardens
36
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War Industries board (what & who)

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Tells industries what to produce, what to charge, and how to use resources
Head: Bernard Baruch

37
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Convoy system

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A large group of merchant vessels sailing together

38
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John J. Pershing

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Dedicated general, in command of the American expeditionary force (AEF), led pursuit of Pancho Villia in Mexico

39
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American Expeditionary Force

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Name given to American troops serving in Europe during WW1

40
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Vladimir Lenin

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Leader of the Bolsheviks that seized the Russian government

41
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Communism

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An economic and political system based on the idea the social classes and the right to privet property should be eliminated

42
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Armistice

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A halt in fighting that alows peace talks to begin

43
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Date of the war end

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Nov 11, 1918 (11/11/18)

44
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Besides Germany what other countries asked for an armistice?

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Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire

45
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Death totals (overall) (American)

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10 million military personnel, 50,000 military personnel

46
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4 terms of the armistice with Germany

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  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
47
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Woodrow wilson

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Proposed league of nations

48
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League of nations

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An international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919)

49
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Big 4 (country, person)

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US- Woodrow Wilson
France- Georges Clemenceau
Britain- David Lloyd George
Italy- Vittorio Orlando

50
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Concussion about Germany at the Treaty of Versailles (5)

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  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)
51
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How much money did Germany have to pay in war reparations

A

56$ billion

52
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Who objected the league of nations (one person)

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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