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What did the German U-boats torpedo?

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British passenger ship Lusitania

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Sussex Pledge

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Before attacking any ship the U-boats would surface and give warning.

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What did U-boats attack?

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Merchant ships

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U-boat

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German submarine

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Propaganda

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Spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause

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What right did the U.S. claim as a neutral nation in the war?

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To trade with either side in the war

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Who profited from trading during the war?

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American farmers and manufactures

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Who did Jews favor over Russia?

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Germany

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What did the U.S. Government want to be during the war?

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A neutral nation

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New weapon

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Chlorine and mustard gas

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Trench warfare

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Soldiers spent day after day shelling the enemy trenches. An attack would begin with hours of heavy artillery fire, then would charge over the trenches.

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Stalemate

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A deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

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Allied Powers (FIRB)

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France Italy Russia Britain and 21 other nations

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Central powers (GBAT)

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Germany Bulgaria Austria-Hungary Turkish empire (ottoman)

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Who did Britain declare war on?

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Germany

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Who did Germany declare war on?

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Russia and France

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Who did Austria-Hungary declare war on?

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Serbia

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(MANIA) Militarism

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Policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

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(MANIA)Alliances

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Agreement between nations to aid and protect one another.

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(MANIA)Nationalism

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Pride in ones nation

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(MANIA) Imperialism

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policy of powerful country’s seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries

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(MANIA)Assassination

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Archduke Feedinand is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip a member of a terrorist group called the Black Hand

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Zimmerman telegram

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Instructed the minister to urge Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany. In return, Germany would help Mexico win back land it lost in the Southwest.

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Why did Wilson want to declare war?

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American trade with Allies was growing, Zimmerman telegram angered many Americans, Many Americans favored Britain and France, Unrestricted Submarine warfare by Germany.

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How did the U.S. raise money for the war?

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Liberty Bonds. Also, 4 minute men helped encourage the people.

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4 minute speakers

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Celebrities who gave speeches about making sacrifices for the war.

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Was the U.S. Prepared for war when they entered the war?

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No

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Draft

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Law requiring people of a certain age to service in the military.

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What were marines called by the Germans?

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Devil Dogs

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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Treaty between Germany and Russia ending Russia’s participation in the war. Russia gave up a lot of land, coal mines, and other valuable resources to Germany.

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Armistice

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An agreement to stop fighting

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What were Wilson’s conditions?

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Germany must accept his plan for peace and the German emperor must give up his power.

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Fourteen Points

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President Wilson's goals for peace after WW1:
End to secret agreements
Freedom of the seas
Self determination 
League of Nations
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Self determination

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The right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government.

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League of Nations

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General association of nations, it would protect the independence of all countries.

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Reparations

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Cash payments for losses that had been suffered

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What did Germany have to do for being blamed for the war?

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Pay the allies reparations
Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France
Lost overseas colonies which Britain and France took control of
Not allowed to build up its military

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Who opposed the League of Nations?

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Isolationists

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What changes did Henry Cabot Lodge want in the treaty of Versailles?

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A change that would ensure the U.S. remained independent in the league and wanted congress to have the power to decide whether the U.S. would follow the league policy.

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What did Lodge and Isolationists think the League would bring?

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The U.S. into another war

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What did Wilson think of Lodge’s changes?

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He thought they would weaken the League.

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Who did not join the League?

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Other nations did but U.S. did not.

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