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Chapter 18: World War 1 Flashcards

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black hand

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wanted Austria-Hungary to leave Bosnia alone; assassinated Franz

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Gavrilo Pinas

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black hand; assassinated Franz; took cyanide but didn’t work

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conditions in Europe after war

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nationalism; imperialism; militarism (military preparedness)

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First Battle of the Marne

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Germany 25 miles from Paris; French pushed them back

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trench warfare

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fighting from the trenches

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No Man’s Land

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any land between trenches

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WW1 nicknames

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The Great War, The Great Conflict

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1870

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France declared war on Prussia

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Otto Van Bismarck

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created Second Reich

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Kaiser

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emperor in German

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tripple alliance

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Germany, Italy, and Austria- Hungary

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western front

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France

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eastern front

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Germany

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Belgium

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Germany invaded in order to attack France

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allies

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France, Russia, Britain, and Serbia

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central powers

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Germany, Austria- Hungary, Turkey, and Italy

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Christmas Eve

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unofficial truce on the battle field between the British and German troops

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Germany on England

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began air raids and submarine blockades

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Germany began to use

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poisonous gas; April 22

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Lusitania

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attacked by German U Boat; 1915; Americans died; Wilson said submarine warfare had to end

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Wilson

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president at the time

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war of attrition

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to wear down opponents

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Treaty of London

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Italy joined the allies

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Sep 6, 1915 Bulgaria

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joined the central powers and declared war on Serbia

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May 31, 1915 battle

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first and last naval battle between Germany and Britain

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Schliefen plan

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attack from the outsides

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Austria- Hungary

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one country before the war; 2 countries after

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assisted allies

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Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan

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Battle of Verdon

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longest battle of the war

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tripple alliance changed

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into the central powers

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Feb 1, 1917

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Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare

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Feb 3, 1917

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US stopped diplomatic relations with Germany

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Zimmerman note

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telegram to Mexico from Germany promising US territory if Mexico joined the central powers against the US

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April 6, 1917

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US declared war on Germany; US joined the allies

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political instability

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reason Russia dropped out of the war; Polshivics; October Revolution

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Romania

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joined the allies

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T.E. Lawrence

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Lawrence of Arabia

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selective service act

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started the draft; ages of 21-30

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3 major leaders

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Harry Truman, George Patton, and Douglas MacArthur

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Alvin York

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became the most decorated soldier of the war

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Nov 11, 1918

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Germany surrendered at 5 am; war ended at 11 am

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Germany reparations

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had to pay reparations; 33 million; no Air Force or submarines; limit army to 100,000

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Treaty of Paris

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signed on June 28, 1918; Versailles in Paris; better world, revenge, and independence

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Lemon and Stalin

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created the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic

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1919 Hitler

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joined Nazi

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1933 Hitler

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named the Chancellor of German Republic

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poisonous gas

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attacked eyes, mouth, and ears; German military scientists experimented as weapons; windy would blow back

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tanks

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British introduced to go through No Man’s Land

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planes

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both sides; map and attack from above; threw rocks out

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isolationism

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staying neutral; Wilson said Americans need to; sell to anyone but favored allies in private

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U Boats

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underwater boats; Germany

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waters around Great Britain

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Germany declared war zone; unrestricted submarines

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Sussex

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French passenger boat attacked by a U Boat

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Sussex pledge

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Germany promised not to sink merchant vessels without warning and saving human lives

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conscientious objectors

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people who couldn’t fight because their religion or morals prohibit it

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African American soldiers

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segregated; couldn’t be commanding officers over whites

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American expeditionary forces

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Pershing in charge; army, guard, and volunteer soldiers needed to practice; not splitting up in different countries because of languages; AEF

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hello girls

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French speaking women who would translate French commanders to US commanders for war to give to AEF

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2nd Battle of the Marne

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Germany last offensive; retreated

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war crippled

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German economy significantly; 1918; caused food strikes

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war revenue act of 1917

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established high taxes; wealthy Americans had to pay 77% of their income

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liberty bonds

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form of loan to the government from American people; government borrowed money from people and they get the interest; had to wait to mature and get more money

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war industry board

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regulated all war materials

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lever food and fuel control act

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government set prices and established product controls

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Herbert Hoover

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food administration; promised farmers higher prices on crops

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volstead act

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passed prohibition; no liquor; ingredients in liquor could be used as food for the soldiers

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fuel administration

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set product goals and prices for fuel

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Garfield

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introduced daylight savings time to extend daylight hours for factory workers

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national war labor board

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Wilson administration; judged disputes between workers and management; improved working conditions; 8 hour workday; companies recognized unions; equal pay for women

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infuenza

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3 types; 1918-1919; Spanish flu

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committee of public information

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George Creel; propaganda to support the war

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espionage act

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punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty

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sedition act

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illegal for Americans to criticize the government, flag, or military in speech or writing

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14 points

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Wilsons plan to help reconstruct Europe; open diplomacy; freedom of seas; removal of trade boundaries; reduction of military arms; resolve disputes over colonies; League of Nations

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leaders of victorious allies

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Wilson; George (British prime minister); Clemenceau (French prime minister); Orlando (Italian prime minister); big four

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better world

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Wilson had a vision

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revenge

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punish Germany

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independence

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create new countries

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democrats

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supported immediate ratification of the treaty

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irreconcilables

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nothing to do with the League of Nations

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reservationists

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Henry Cabot Lodge; only ratify revised treaty

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political impact

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overthrow monarchies in Russia; contributed to the rise of communists in Russia

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economic impact

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devastated Germany economy; farmers hit hard

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social impact

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14 million people dead; women in workforce; encouraged African Americans to move northern

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impact in Europe

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European nations lost almost an entire generation of young men; France in ruins; reparations crippled US economy

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