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Unit 4 Flashcards

1
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What is Imperialism

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Economic, political, or military dominance.

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2
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BY the end of the 1800’s who were the weaker nations

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Africa, Asia, and South America

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3
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Imperialism is driven by

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  1. consumer markets
  2. raw materials
  3. power
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4
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the US called imperialism ..

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Expansion

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5
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By the 1800’s the US took interest in Hawaii because?

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  1. tropical climate and fertile soil
  2. Huge sugar trade ($$$)
  3. Good location for US military bases
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6
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In 1898, the US took hawaii by…

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force, they didnt want to join

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7
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Trade between the US and China began in 1780s but china also traded with

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  1. Britain
  2. France
  3. germany
  4. Russia
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8
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Where did the Spanish American War begin

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began in cuba (test answer

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9
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why did mckinley send the US main to Havana harbor

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to protect US citizens in cuba from spain

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10
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who did the US support between spain and cuba

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they believed cuba should have their independence

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11
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who blows up the US maine

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we secretly did but we blamed it on spain

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12
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becuase “spain blew up the maine” the US does what

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declare war on spain

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13
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who did the US send to cuba and then the Philippines

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the rought riders which was led by theodore roosevelt. He went to defeat the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.

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14
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what did theodore roosevelt lead

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the US navy

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15
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how long does it take for spain to be defeated by the US navy

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4 months

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16
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By defeating the spanish fleet what were the results

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  1. we show the world we are a ,major world power.
  2. cuba gets its independence
  3. the US take control of ; Puerto Rico, Guam, Phillippines (PGP)
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17
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How much does the US pay for Spain after we defeat them

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20 M for the land/efforts

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18
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in 1901 who is assiassinated

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Mckinley

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19
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who is president after mckinley

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theodore roosevelt

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20
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what was roosevelts foregin policy

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Big stick policy/ dipolmacy

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21
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what was the big stick policy

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negotiate peacefully. carry the big stick of military but treat your neighbors with kindness

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22
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what did roosevelt add to the monroe doctrine

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The US has the right to enforce international power (military) over the western hemisphere.

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23
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what was roosevelts ideals

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  • he was a reformer (fixer)
    -wanted to become a world power
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24
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to help roosevelt make the US a world power what does strategy does he use

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trade: over seas
Diplomacy:Big stick
conquest: control alaska, hawaii, panama, plus other south pacific islands

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25
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who made the square deal

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theodore roosevelt

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26
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Every man deserves a …

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Square deal.
no more, no less

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27
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the square deal was pursued by the 3 c’s
what were they

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  1. Control (the cooperations)
  2. consumer protections
  3. conservation of natural rescources
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28
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theodore pledged to the balance the interest of?

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1.Businesses (by limiting the power of trust
2. consumers (by promoting public health and safety
3. laborers (by improving working conditions

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29
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What was the conservation movement

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Roosevelts most enduring legacy
in order to start protecting the environment he ;
1. doubled the number of national parks
2. created 16 national monuments
3. founded 51 wildlife refuges.

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30
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Who was president after roosevelt

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William Howard taft
Roosevelt wanted to write books and go on trips/travel

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31
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What did Howard create

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the dollar diplomacy

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32
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what was the dollar diplomacy

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substitute money for bullets and lend central america money to help their economy.

Quickley led people more into debt and didnt help

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33
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Who becomes president after Howard

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Woodrow wilson

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34
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what did wilson create

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the Moral diplomacy

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35
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What is the moral diplomacy

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spreading of democracy by promoting the morality of peace

36
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what were the long term causes of ww1

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  1. nationalism
  2. Imperialism
  3. Militarism
  4. alliances
37
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what is nationalism and who has competition in ww1

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Unifies the national populace but it causes competition for whose better.
Germany, Britain, France, Austria- Hungary, and Russia have competition.

38
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what does imperialism mean and Who competed for which contents

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the idea was that if you had more territory, you had greater power. so Europeans competed for colonies in Africa and Asia

39
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More territory =

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great power

40
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What did European nations believe about militarism

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the buildup of a powerful

41
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Military=

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greatness

42
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Who forms the triple alliance or central powers

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italy, Austria- Hungary, and Germany

43
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Who created the triple alliance

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Otto Von Bismark

44
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Who did otto von bismark represent

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germany

45
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who took over after otto von?

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Kaiser Wilhem 2nd

46
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why did Wilhem let russia go from the alliance

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because they had nothing tp offer and they were a detrement

47
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After Wilhem lets russia go what do they do?

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They ally with france (join the other side)

48
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Britain is fearful of germany and them building their own army so what do they do

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they build the triple Entente

49
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Who does the triple Entenete consist of

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France
britian
russia

50
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Who does austria- hungray annex (take control of)?

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Bosnia and herzegovina because Serbia was giving them independence but Austria then wanted to take over.

51
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why are Austria and Serbia feuding

A

Serbia let Bosnia and heregovina have independence but serbia wants to take over the countries even tho their is still serbian people there. Archduke franz Ferdiand get assassined

52
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who assinantes the archduke

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Gavarlio princip from Serbia assassinates the arch duke from Austria

53
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Who did the assasin belong to

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the black hand which is a miltary group based in Serbia

54
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Who declares war on Russia and france

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germany declares war on Russia and france (it was pretty random)

55
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What is the Schlieffan plan

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Germany wanted to move quickley …going through german /france would take too long.
PLAN: go through Belgium, take paris met with snipers and resistance

56
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Did the Schlieffan plan work?

A

no it failed

57
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How were life in the trenches

A

Pure misery

58
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what made the war last for years

A

Trench warfare

59
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what was 1 disease soliders develop from trenches

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trench foot

60
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Why do we stay out of war in Europe

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  1. US is not in danger
  2. it will be expensive
  3. US soldiers will die
  4. its too far away, not our problem
  5. Economics: the US wanted to trade with all of Eruope
61
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why did Germany sink the Lusitania ship

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becuase the US was secrelty sending goods (weapons) to the British

62
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How much did the banks loan the allies for the war

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2.25 Billion dollars hoping they would win

63
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if the allies win…

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the US gets paid back

64
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if the Allies lose…

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they loose 2.25 billion dollars

65
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germany declares what

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a unrestricted submarine warefare
if you had a ship that didn’t have the german flag on it, they were going to sink it.
the US lost 5 ships

66
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who sends a telegram to mexico and who interrupts it

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Zimmerman from germany and britian intercepts it.

67
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What did the Zimmer man telegram say

A

mexico was going to join with Germany
Mexico was going to give back American lands

68
Q

Who are the Bolsheviks

A

Working class russian socialist

69
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April 2nd 1917 what happens

A

America enters the war

70
Q

What is the selective service act

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required men ages 21-30 to register for the draft.
later changed to 18-45

71
Q

Why did the US use propaganda posters

A

A form of public information used to mold public opinion

used to influence
- business owners
-laborers
-farmers
-gov personnel
- American opinion

72
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What working class overthrew the government

A

The Bolsheviks

73
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What happend during the Russian revolution

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workers were un able to buy bread and strikes and protests broke out.

74
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Who was the new leader of Russia

A

vladimir Lenin

75
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who did russia sign a treaty with

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the central powers

76
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What is armisitce day

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Nov 11th, the day people stop shooting

77
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After the russian revolution what did russia do

A

sign a peace treaty with the central powers.

78
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where was the paris peace confrence

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conintued at the palace of versailles

79
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how many countries attended the peace confrence

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32 (allies only)

80
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how many people made the most decisons at the confrence

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4 major countries
1. US- Woodrow wilson
2. Britian - David Lloyd george
3. france- Georges Clemenceau
4. italy- Vittorio orlando

81
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What were the 14 (shortend) points of Wilsons plan for peace

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Free trade ( w germany only)
Reduced armies (german only)
open seas (No mention)
Boarder changes/ create new nations (done)

82
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did the 14 points actually follow through

A

-free trade (did not happen)
-reduced armies (german couldnt rise to power)
-open seas (no mention
-Boarder changes (happened)

83
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League of nations was what

A

An international association whose goal was to keep peace among nations

84
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did the US take in the league of nations

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no, congress rejected it

85
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How did we punish germany

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  1. we made them pay 32 Billion which turned into 300 B and they paid it off in 2010
    2.its navy was turned to the allies
  2. could not have an air force
    4.lost land to france
  3. its colonies were divided among the allies (32 countries)
  4. its chief ally, austria hungray was broken apart.

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