Questions Flashcards

0
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Devotion and loyalty to one’s own country; patriotism.

A

Nationalism

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1
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Immediate cause of War?

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Gravillo Princep’s assassination of Austria-Hungary’s archduke,

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the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies

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Imperialism

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3
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a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes

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Alliance System

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4
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America’s approach in the beginning of the war?

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Isolation

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5
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Selective Service Act?

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  • Military draft law

* Raised fight forces

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6
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What increased for women during the war?

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Job Opportunities

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7
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Germany had to…

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Pay all war debt

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First 5 points in Wilson’s 14 points

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  1. A proposal to abolish secret treaties (pleased liberals)
  2. Freedom of the seas (appealed to Germany & US, distrusted British sea power)
  3. Removal of economic barriers among nations (goal of liberals)
  4. Reduction of arms (pleased taxpayers)
  5. Adjustment of colonial claims (interest natives and colonizers, reassuring to anti-imperialists
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9
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Country that split in two?

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Austria-Hungary

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10
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Main cause US entered War?

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Zimmerman Note

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Why did the US gov participate in “-less” days?

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To raise money for allied nations

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12
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Main purpose of League of Nations?

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Prevent War

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13
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League of Nations =

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Collective security

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14
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US declared war in…

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1917

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15
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May 7, 1915 & Why?

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  • Germany sank Lusitania

- claimed to have war materials

16
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Big Four?

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US, Italy, France, & Great Britain

17
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Why the British blockade?

A

Block trade with Germany

18
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Germany’s retaliation to British blockade?

A

Submarine war area around British isles

19
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How did the US raise money?

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With War Bonds

20
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What was part of the treaty of Versailles?

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League of Nations

21
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True or False: The major weakness of the Treaty of Versailles was that it ignored self determination

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True

22
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How is it possible that the assassination of archduke could start a war?

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Because of the alliance system

23
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Germany signed agreement to end the war in

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November 11, 1919

24
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“The world must be made safe for democracy” Who said this and for what?

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  • Wilson

- said it when he was asking congress for declaration of war

25
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Wilson’s goal at the peace conference

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Establish League of Nations

26
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True Or False: Chemical weapons gave the US an advantage

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False

27
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Espionage and Sedition Act

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Any criticism of the government could be censored and punished

28
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Who was arrested under espionage and sedition act?

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  • Eugene v. Debs

- IWW leader William D. Haywood

29
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Industrial Workers of the World…

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  • engineered some of the most damaging industrial sabotage because they used to be victims of horrible working conditions
  • when they protested, they were beaten, arrested or run out of town