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The WWI era Flashcards

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League of Nations

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President Wilson hoped that membership in the LON would ensure security and peace for all members

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Price controls

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set priorities, fix prices, and standardize products to support the war efforts of the United States

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Reparations

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a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries

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U-boat

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German submarine

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Zimmerman note

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a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States

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Fourteen Points

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His vision for ending World War I in a way that would prevent such a conflagration from occurring again

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Self-determination

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A nation—a group of people with similar political ambitions—can seek to create its own independent government or state

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Liberty Bonds

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Loaned the government money to help pay for the costs of wartime military operations.

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Sussex Pledge

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U-Boats would not target civilian craft, if found with military contraband, would be sunk

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Great Migration

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Black southerners relocate to northern and midwestern cities

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Selective Service Act

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Authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription

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American Expeditionary Force

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The troops sent to Europe by the US during World War I

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Versailles Treaty

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Formally ending World War One

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Genocide

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Killing a large group of people with a purpose

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Armistice

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A temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce

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Mobilization

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To assemble armed forces(MILITARY)

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Central Powers

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

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Allies

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France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan and later, the United States

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Sedition Act

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Can’t say anything bad about the government

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Stalemate

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Condition in war in which neither side can change the front lines dramatically no matter how hard it tries

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What country promoted anti-German propaganda in the US?

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Europe

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What was a major factor in the US entering WW1?

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Unrestricted submarine warfare

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What event sparked WW1?

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Assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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What was the purpose of the convoy system?

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Help defend British merchant ships from German U-boats

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What role did the gov. play in the economy during the war?

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Helped finance wartime spending, fund allies, stabilize economy

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What were the main causes of WW1?

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nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the system of alliances

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How did the leaders of the troops react to the new weapons used during WW1?

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Executed many attack continually

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After Lenin seized control of Russia in 1917, what did he do?

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Seized key gov. buildings and stormed the Winter Palace

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Why did President Wilson convince the Allies to accept at the peace negotiation?

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He believed that combatants were politically and morally bankrupt

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What effect did the fear of spies and sabotage have on the US?

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restrictions on immigration, discrimination and violence

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As Germany was weakening, what did the Allies seek from Germany?

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Reparation’s, PUNISHMENT

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How did the German U-boat change the rules of naval warfare?

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Remained hidden and fired without warning

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What was the purpose of the U-boat?

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Sink and destroy other ships

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When did the US break off diplomatic relations with Germany?

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1917

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What effect did Russia’s exit from the war have?

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Russia had to turn over several territories to Germany

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What role did most African Americans have in WW1?

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Mostly, support troops, and work jobs soldiers were currently gone for

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What event caused Wilson to urge congress to declare war on Germany?

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Suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean

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What were the terms Germany had to accept from the Versailles Treaty?

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Pay financial reparations

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