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1
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What holiday is November 11

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Veterans day

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How long was WW1

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1914-1918

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3
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Second name for WW1

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Great War

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4 Causes that brought about the war (describe)

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1) Militarism (glorification of war) created an “arms race”/ military build-up of forces and weapons
2) Alliance System (military allies) created world conflict out of minor incidents
3) Imperialism (created rivalries between empires for power)
4) Nationalism (desire for self-rule)

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5
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Power Keg of Europe

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ready to explode (Balkan Peninsula)

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6
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Archduke of Austria-Hungary

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Black hand

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Serbian terrorist group

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Gavrilo Princep

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Assassin who killed the archduke and his wife

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9
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Pan-Slavism

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bring independence to the region

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10
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How was the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary created a world war

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they were given an ultimatum or war

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11
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What was the original purpose of the alliance system

A

balance of power

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12
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5 modern weapons used in WW1

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machine gun- the most deadly
artillery- launch exploding shells
tanks- break down barned wires and cross trenches
zeppelins- blimps used for reconnaissance
poison gas- “mustard gas”

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13
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3 purposes of Propaganda

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1) recruitment of men
2) promote patriotism at home/support
3) make the enemy look evil

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14
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Western Front

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northsea-switzerland

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15
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northern front

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baltic sea- black sea

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16
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3 main reasons usa entered war

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1) sinking of Lusitania
2) unrestricted submarine warfare
3) zimmerman telegram

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17
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why did russia eventually pull out the war in 1917

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socialist democratic party took over in Oct. and promptly pull russia out of ww1

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18
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why were the allied powers concerned when russia pulled out the war

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germany can now concentrate all its forces on the western front

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19
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american impacts on the war

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1) boosted morale of the allied powers
2) fresh man troops
3) supplies and equipment

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20
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what is bloody stalemate

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neither sides won

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21
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big 4 countries and leaders

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Great Britain- David Lloyd George
France- georges clemenceau
Usa- woodrow wilson
italy- vittorio orlando

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22
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purpose of the first five points on wilsons peace plan

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ways to prevent future wars

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23
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point 6-13 dealt with something called “self determination”

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nations should have the right to govern themselves

24
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league of nations and the purpose

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prevent future wars, international peace keeping organization

25
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4 results of ww1

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1) death toll
2)russians became communists
3) 4 major empires collapsed (russia, ottoman, A.H, germany)
4) usa becomes wowrld power

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Central powers

A

Germany, A.H, ottoman turks

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allied powers

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russia, france great britain, and later the u.s

28
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turning point of the war

A

america joins the war

29
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armistice

A

agreement to stop fighting

30
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mobilization

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countries begin preparing for war

31
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belligerent

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warring sides

32
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propaganda

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info used to influence public opinion

33
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U-boats

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submarine “usserwasser boots”

34
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war of attrition

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wear the other side out

35
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huns

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germans

36
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doughboys

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americans

37
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tommys

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great britain

38
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frogies

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french

39
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spanish flu

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spanish influenza (killed millions)

40
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isolationism

A

stay of out european affairs

41
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suicide club

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“pistols” life expectancy was 2 weeks (at the front)

42
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no mans land

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area between the trenches

43
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lusitania

A

british luxury liner that sank

44
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franz ferdinand

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archduke of austria-hungary

45
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czar nicholas II

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abdicates the thrown in march, family killed in july
(russia)

46
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manfred con richtofen

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red baron, greatest ace

47
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vladimir lenin

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promised peasants to take them out of the war and land if they support him

48
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king George V

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king of England who surrenders

49
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great war

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war to end wars

50
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bolshevik revolution

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russian revolution

51
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kaiser wilhelm

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king of germany who abdicates the thrown

52
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franz joseph

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king of austria-hungary

53
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aurthur zimmerman

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promised mexico to help them get their land back from the USA if they joined as an ally

54
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eddie rickenbacker

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top American ace from columbus ohio (26 kills)

55
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john pershing

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in charge if the american expeditionary force

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