Study Guideđź’• Flashcards

1
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What is Militarism

A

An aggressive strengthening of military force

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2
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What is Imperialism

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When a country takes over new lands or countries an makes them subject to their rule.

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3
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What is Nationalism.

A

A strong sense of pride and loyalty to one’s
country or culture.

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4
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Who was president during WW1

A

Woodrow Wilson

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5
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How many points was Wilson’s plan

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14

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6
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What caused WW1

A

The assassination of franz Ferdinand

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7
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What were the four main causes

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Militarism,Alliances,Imperialism,Nationalism.

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8
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Who killed franz Ferdinand

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Gavarilo princip

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9
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Who also was assassanated

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Sophie, or franz’s wife

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10
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What is trench warfare

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A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

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11
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What is the Zimmerman telegram

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Secret note from Germany to Mexico that tried to get Mexico to join German war effort.

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12
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Why did the U.S. enter war

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Blockades were impacting American way of life and Germans sunk the Lusitania

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13
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What year and day did the war end

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1918, November 11

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14
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What was the difference between American and German trenches

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German trenches were better equipped including, electricity, toilets, and even beds.

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15
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What was the Triple Alliance know as

A

The Central Powers

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16
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What was The Triple Entente know as

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Allied Powers

17
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What are alliances

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Where two counties team up and agree to support each other in war

18
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What are reparations

A

Payments for war debt or war guilt

19
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Who declared war on Serbia

A

Austria Hungary

20
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Why did Russia join the war

A

To support their ally Serbia

21
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What is the League of Nations

A

The international assembly that would work to settle international disagreements created by Woodrow Wilson

22
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What was the condition of the British and French trenches

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Wet, muddy, cold, and dark

23
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What did the trenches contain

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Lice, rats, dead bodies, and often raw sewage

24
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What diseases did the soldiers in trenches get

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Trench foot and trench fever

25
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What did the Germans expect

A

a war of attrition or stalemate to a higher degree than the Allied forces

26
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The u.s troops were commanded by

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John J. Pershing