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Unit 6 - WWI Flashcards

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What is militarism

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“Arms race” between countries- a country should maintain a strong and aggressive military capability

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What is imperialism

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Extending a countries power through military

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Conscientious objector armistice

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Someone who requests out of the war because of religious beliefs

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Reparations

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Paying back damage from a war

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4 MAIN causes of war in Europe & describe each one

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M- militarism was an “arms race” between countries
A- alliances split into 2 groups: triple entente (France, GB, Russia) & triple alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)
I- imperialism competing for colonization and colonies in africa and Asia
N- nationalism belief that your country is better than the rest

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand- how was he important

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  • heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
  • shot by a member of the “Black Hand” terrorist group
  • sparks the war
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Serbian Gavrilo Princip

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Member of the black hand who assassinated Franz Ferdinand

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Allied Powers countries

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France
GB
Russia
Italy
US
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Central Powers

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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria

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How was WWI different than other wars

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  • New weapons: cannons, poisonous gas, machine guns
  • Trench warfare
  • Stalemate: no one is winning
  • Western Front: ran from the English Channel to the Swiss border through Belgium and France
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New Weapons- good and bad

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Gas- Chlorine & mustard gas, winds could shift, get many people at a time

Artillery- 8 mile range, heavy and difficult to transport, destroyed cities

Tanks- intimidating but slow and ineffective broke down often

Flame throwers- sprayed ignited gasoline on the enemy, gunshot hit would explode if hit

Airplanes- spy on the enemy

Zeppelins- huge blimps, highly flammable, intimidating

Submarines- carry passengers, weapons, sank ships (U-boats)

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Problems because of trench life

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Water
Trench foot 
Rats
Lice 
Death
Sounds 
Smells
Disease
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Lusitania

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British Cruise ship carrying passengers and bringing over weapons that was sunk by a U-Boat

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What effect did the Zimmerman note have & how did it anger Americans

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The US declares war on Germany and makes the US mad because Mexico would get their land back from the US

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What did the Zimmerman note say

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Germany would make an alliance with Mexico to fight against the US if we entered the war and Mexico could then control our land

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Woodrow Wilson

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President of the US during WWI

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General John J. Pershing - “Black Jack” Pershing

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Commander of the American Expeditionary Force chosen by pres wilson & wanted to hold soldiers for an extra 6-8 weeks for extra training which angers commanders

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Alvin York

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Most decorated people in WWI (medal of honor)

Led an attack on the German Machine Gun Nest

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Eddie Rickenbacker

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From race car driver to pilot in the war

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Harlem Hellfighters

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African American led unit

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How did women help in the war

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Nurses
Filled jobs in factories (made and packaged uniforms, weapons vehicles)
Telephone operators
Hostesses

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Government Propaganda

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Posters
Meatless Mondays
Gasless Sundays
Released 4 movies
Encouraged men to enlist
Speeches in public events
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War Industries Board

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Government agency that produced war supplies through mass production and discouraged waste

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Selective service act

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Young men could be randomly drafted into war

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Espionage & Sedition Act

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Made it illegal for anyone to discourage war efforts

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Influenza epidemic

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Fall of 1918
Killed more people than the war
1/5 of the world was affected (mostly Europe and US)

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Schenck vs US

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Schenk was handing out protests against war drafts and the Supreme Court took his case
Ruled his actions as a “clear and present danger” during the time of the war

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Schenck’s protesting rights were not prerecord by the

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1st Amendment

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Wilson’s 14 points

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A plan for peace after the war

Discussed issues before the war and how to prevent them

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Why was the treaty of Versailles issued

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GB wanted to make Germany pay for their wrongs

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What did Germany have to do because of the Treaty of Versailles

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Pay for war reparations
Reduce military
Loss of land
Admit guilt

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What was the purpose of the League of Nations

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Helped to resolve future international disputes before war begins

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Why did the US not join the League of Nations

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They did not want to risk any more Americans dying in another war and thought that allies could lead to another war
Though it was unconstitutional

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Why did the US join the war

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Submarine warfare by Germany (lusitania)
Feelings for allies GB & France- Russia Leaves the war
Zimmerman note

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