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Why did war break out in Europe? (5)

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  1. Imperialism
  2. Militarism
  3. Nationalism
  4. Alliance Systems( countries were ganging up)
  5. Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
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When did war break out?

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1914

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What were the two sides of the war?

Allied and Central Powers

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Allied Powers
France
Great Britain 
Italy
Russia(Czar)
14 other small countries 
Central Powers
Germany
Hungary 
Ottoman Empire- Austria 
2 other countries
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What were the 10 new technologies used during world war 1?

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  1. U boats
  2. Machine guns/ automatic weapons
  3. Gas masks
  4. Tanks- armored vehicles
  5. Airplanes- biplanes
  6. Modern battle ships
  7. Poisonous gas (chemical/biological weapons
  8. Larger artillery (cannons)
  9. Land mines
  10. Grenades- hand held explosives
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What is a stalemate?

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When neither side makes a move

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What is no-mans land?

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The place in between the two sides in the open

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What is in no-mans land?

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Mines, barbed wire, bodies

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How long had the war been going on before the U.S. Got involved?

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3 years

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What were the 3 reasons the U.S. Entered the war?

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  1. Unrestricted U-boat warfare
  2. Zimmerman Telegram
  3. Russian Revolution
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What are pacifists?

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People who are against the war

Believe in peace

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When does the U.S. declare war?

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April 2,1917 President Wilson asks congress to go to war against the central powers

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What was life like in the trenches?(11)

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  1. Trench fever
  2. Rats
  3. Trench foot
  4. Wet
  5. Lice-insects
  6. Smells
  7. Muddy
  8. There for 2 weeks-1 month
  9. Hungry
  10. cold winters
  11. Hot summers
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When was the Selective Service Act enacted?

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May 18, 1917

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What is the Selective Service Act?

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All men ages 21-30 had to register for the draft

Many men joined voluntarily bc they though it was their patriotic duty

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What is bureaucracy?

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A system run by the government

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What was Europe like when the U.S. Entered the war?

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Europe had already lost millions of soldiers

The continent was in ruins and many civilians were homeless/starving

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What did Russia do soon after the U.S. entered the war?

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They withdrew form the war and made their own separate peace

Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Liusk

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What did the treaty of Brest-liusk do?

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Germany received a lot of Russia’s land and natural resources

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What did J. Pershing do?

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  1. Led U.S. forces in Europe

2. Within one year more than 1 million american soldiers were in Europe

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What was J. Pershing’s strategy?

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The U.S. would act as its own units independently

This would guarantee that the U.S. would play a larger role when it was time to come up with a peace treaty

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What was unrestricted U boat warfare? (3)

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  1. Germany hoped that cutting off supplies going to Britain would help them win the war
  2. They sunk the Lusitania
  3. Germany began attacking U.S. Merchant ships regularly
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What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

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  1. Britain intercepted a telegram message sent form Germany’s foreign minister to Mexico
  2. It urged Mexico to join the war on Germany’s side.
  3. In return Germany promised to help Mexico re conquer New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
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What was the Russian Revolution?(3)

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  1. Russia had been ruled by tsar (dictator) who had been a tyrant
  2. Russian people rose up and overthrew the government
  3. The U.S. Thought it would then be joining sides with other democracies to fight tyranny.
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Who was the leader of Russia?

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Tsar

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Who was he leader of Germany?

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Kaiser

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Who were the good guys and who were the bad guys?

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Allied powers- good guys

Central powers- bad guys

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