WW1 Flashcards
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Nationalism
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Countries act in their own national interests
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Alliances
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- Europe divided into teams
- later allies v central powers
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Imperialism
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- quest for more colonies
- offers money&power
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Militarism
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Massive build up of military force
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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- are to throut of austerya Hungary
- killed by tarerist
- assisted bye Serbian tarerist
- austrea declara was on serbea
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Allies
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Great Briton, France, Italy, and Russia
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Central powers
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turku, and balgary
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U-boats
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- German subs
- us saw it as vicious
- Germany declare GB waters a war zone
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English blockade
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- cut off us trade w/ central powers
- tightened vs relationship w/ allies
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The Lusitania
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- British liner sunk bye Germany
- killed 1,198
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The Sussex
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- French cross-channel ferry
- sunk by German u-boat
- forced us to start defense measures
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National defense act
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- Doubled are army
- More ships
- increased industry and resoraes
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Zimmerman telegram
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- suggested a German Mexican alliance
- Mexico to invad U.S.
- intersected bye British
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Mobilization
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Organization preparation for people and resoraes I war
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Selective service act
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- Required all men 21 to 30 to register with the local draft bored
- 2.8 million drafted (half of the army)