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Militarism and Alliances Flashcards

1
Q

Common interest in opposing Germany and Austria-Hungary led Russia and France to sign the ______

A

Franco-Russian Alliance

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2
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Policy of aggressive military preparedness

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Militarism

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3
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Friendly understanding

A

Entente cordiale

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4
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Who were the Triple Entente?

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Britain, France, and Russia

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5
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Germany singled alliances with Italy and with Austria-Hungary

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Triple Alliance

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6
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A feeling of intense pride in one’s homeland

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Nationalism

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7
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The idea that those who share a national identity should have their own country and government

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Self-determination

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8
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What did self-determination lead to in southeastern Europe?

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The Balkan Crisis

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9
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Who were the first to gain independence?

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The Serbs; Serbia

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10
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Who was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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11
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Who shot Franz and his wife?

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Princip

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12
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What secret society was Princip apart of?

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Black Hand

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13
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Who did Austria-Hungary declare war on?

A

Serbia

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14
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Who did Germany declare war on?

A

Russia and France

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15
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Who did the British government promise to protect who was neutral?

A

Belgium

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16
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Those fighting for the Triple Entente were called the ___

A

Allies

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17
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Who joined the Allies after being promised control of Austro-Hungarian territory after the war?

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Italy

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18
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Germany and Austria-Hungary joined with the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria to form the ___

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Central Powers

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19
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What was established to prevent strikes from disrupting the war effort?

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National War Labor Board

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20
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Who sent agents to the south to recruit blacks?

A

Henry Ford

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21
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Massive population movement

A

Great Migration

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22
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Wilson created the _______to “sell” the war to American people

A

Committee on Public Information (CPI)

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23
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Who led the CPI?

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George Creel

24
Q

_____ made it illegal to aid the enemy, give false reports, or interfere with the war effort.

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Espionage Act of 1917

25
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____ made it illegal to speak against the war publicly

A

Sedition Act of 1918

26
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_____required all men between 21 and 30 to register for the draft

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Selective Service Act of 1917

27
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____ randomly determined the order in which they were called before a local draft board in charge of selecting or exempting people from military service

A

Lottery

28
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What infantry divisions fought in bitter battles along the Western Front?

A

African American 92nd and 93rd

29
Q

The ___ authorized the enlistment of women to meet its clerical needs

A

Navy

30
Q

What rank were women in the navy?

A

Yeoman

31
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What was the name for nurses’ program?

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Army Nurse Corps

32
Q

Goods who importation, exportation, or possession are illegal

A

Contraband

33
Q

What boat did U-boat sink that had 128 Americans on it?

A

The Lusitania

34
Q

What French boat did the U-boat sink?

A

The Sussex

35
Q

What was Wilson’s campaign slogan?

A

“He kept us out of war”

36
Q

When did Wilson ask congress to declare war?

A

April 2, 1917

37
Q

What did British intelligence intercept on its way to Mexico?

A

The Zimmerman Telegram

38
Q

What coordinated the production of war materials?

A

War Industries Board

39
Q

Who led the food administration program?

A

Herbert Hoover

40
Q

What managed the use of coal and oil?

A

The food administration program

41
Q

Who cut the transatlantic telegraph cable?

A

British

42
Q

How were most people killed in the war?

A

Artillery fire

43
Q

Where did the trenches stretch from?

A

The english channel to the swiss border

44
Q

What was used to guard against the enemy?

A

Barbed wire and the machine gun

45
Q

What did the Germans first use?

A

Poison gas

46
Q

Who proposed that merchant ships and troops travel in groups called convoys?

A

William S. Sims

47
Q

Who were the “doughboys”?

A

A combat pilot who was inexperienced, fresh, and eager to fight

48
Q

What treaty would give Russia Ukraine, its Polish and Baltic territories, and Finland?

A

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

49
Q

Agreement to stop fighting

A

Armistice

50
Q

What was President Wilson’s peace plan?

A

Fourteen Points

51
Q

What did the 14th point call for the creation of ?

A

League of nations

52
Q

Who were the “Big Four”?

A

Wilson, Brit David Lloyd George, French George Clemenceau, and Italian Vittorio Orlando

53
Q

Treaty that specifically blamed “the aggression of Germany”

A

Treaty of Versailles

54
Q

Treaty that ended the war with Austria-hungary

A

Treaty of Saint-Germain

55
Q

Strike that involves all workers in a community

A

General Strike

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