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1
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what event sparked World War I

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the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand

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2
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who assassinated archduke Franz Ferdinand

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serbian terrorist

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3
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what terrorist group was Gavrilo Princip a part of?

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black hand
killed arch duke and his wife

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4
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nations in the allied powers

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France, United Kingdom, and Russia

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5
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nations in the central powers

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Austria-Hungary, and Germany

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u-boat

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new deadly weapon hope they would stop suppliers from reaching allies, German submarine

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7
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neutrality

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not being supporting or helping other side in a conflict, “neutral”

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8
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militarism

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policy of building up military power

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alliance

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one country goes to war so does their alliances

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10
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how did the British blockade impact the US?

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start of the U-boat

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11
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how much did US trade with allies increase between 1914 and 1916

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800 million to 3 billion

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12
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lustinia disaster

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  • killed 128 Americans
  • german U-boat sunk lustinia
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13
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sussex pledge

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  • sinking merchant ships without warning
  • now have to warn before attacking
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14
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who let the preparedness movement?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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15
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what was President Wilson’s initial position on US involvement in the war

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propaganda - get ready for war
- “uncle sam”, advertising

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16
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zimmerman note

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  • calling for cooperation between Mexico and Germany to retake US territory
17
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selective service act

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  • first national draft since Civil War
  • expanded army from 130,000 to 500,000 troops
  • males from 21 to 30 had to sign up for the army
18
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nickname given to american troops from france

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the doughboys

19
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who led the American expeditionary force?

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general john j pershing

20
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369th regiment (hell fighters)

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they had an aggressive fighting style

21
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new weapons used during world war 1

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machine guns, flame throwers

22
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trench warfare

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new form of combat

23
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effects of mustard gas on soldiers

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painful blisters, blindness, lung damage, very hard to survive

24
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what role did airplanes play in World War I?

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used as a weapon

25
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meuse-argonne offensive

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  • led to the last major battle of World War I
  • hope ella’s captured the real world serving Germans main supply line
26
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how many American casualties resulted from World War I

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116,000

27
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committee of public information

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  • created by president wilson
  • major propaganda
  • patriotic posters, four minute men
28
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how did woman contribute to the war effort at home?

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  • Red Cross victory, gardens, food, conservation, knitting supplies for soldiers, conserving materials
29
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espionage act

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  • made interference with military recruitment illegal
  • penalties for spying, sabotage, gave postmaster power to censor mail
30
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liberty bonds

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governments certificate, promising repayment with interest

31
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how did the great migration impact African-Americans and northern cities?

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  • movement of African-Americans moved from south to north
  • got paid better no Jim Crow laws northern factory jobs
  • urban population growth, new opportunities, racial tension in north
32
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sedition act

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  • expanded restrictions on free speech
  • made it illegal to criticize the government speak against the war or express disloyal views
  • led to hundreds of arrests
33
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article 10 of the treaty of Versailles

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  • required league members to protect other members provide military support
  • could force US to go to war
34
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who were the big four leaders of the Paris peace conference?

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woodrow wilson (us), george’s clemenceau (france), david lloyd george (uk), vittorio orlando (italy)

35
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war guilt clause

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  • Germany has to accept blame for the war
  • had to pay at 33 billion to allies
  • military restrictions : army limited to 100,000 men
  • loss of territories : France, Poland, Denmark, Belgium
36
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why did President Wilson to the country to promote the treaty of Versailles

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gain popularity

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