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CHAPTER 23 VOCAB Flashcards

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militarism

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aggressive strengthening of armed forces

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Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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heir to the throne of the Austrian empire, the assassination of him and his wife led to the beginning of World War I

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mobilize

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to prepare for war

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Central Powers

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coalition of nations in WWI that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman empires

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Allied Powers

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coalition of nations in WWI that included Russia, Britain, and France, and soon the United States

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trench warfare

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warfare in WWI that involved troops digging and fighting from deep trenches

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stalemate

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situation in which neither side can win a victory

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U-boats

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German submarines or “untersee boats”

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Lusitania

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British passenger ship that was bombed by Germany

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Zimmerman Note

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telegram from Germany to Mexico offering Mexico a return of territory in exchange for declaring war on the U.S.

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Selective Service Act

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a law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war

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Liberty bonds

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loans to the government that aided its ability to prepare for WWI

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National War Labor Board

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a government agency organized to help settle disputes between workers and employers in war industries

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American Expeditionary Force

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the U.S. military forces sent to Europe during WWI and led by General John J. Pershing

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Communists

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people who believe in communism, or the political system, in which all resources are shared equally

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armistice

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truce or cease-fire agreement

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League of Nations

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coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solutions to disagreements, proposed by Woodrow Wilson

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reparations

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financial payments by the loser of a war

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Treaty of Versailles

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brought an end to WWI, but was never ratified by the U.S.

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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U.S. Senator who opposed the plan for the League of Nations because he feared it would bring the U.S. into wars not in the nation’s interest

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