WW1 Test Flashcards

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Underlying causes of the war

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Imperialism, nationalism, alliances, militarism

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the spark that lit the powder keg

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assassination of archduke Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists

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Triple alliance (central powers)

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germany, austria-hungary, italy

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Triple entente (allies)

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britain, France, russia

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Schleiffen Plan (kaiser’s plan)

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take paris for lunch, russia by dinner- attack one, then the other- led to stalemate

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Trench warfare

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new way of fighting- death and disease, trench foot

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selective service act

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american draft, instituted once war was declared against germany

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Reasons US entered war

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Cultural bond w/ allies, zimmerman telegram propoganda, unrestricted submarine warfare (uboats)

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German U boats

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german submarines- sank lusitania and killing americans

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the great migration

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labor shortage during war, migration of blacks to the cities to take the jobs

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battle of the somme

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british bombed german lines at the river for a week straight, germans hid in a hill and the killed all the british

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American Expoditionary forces

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led by general “clack jack” pershing, was the americans that went to fight, refused to put americans in british and french regiments

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Sussex pledge

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promise that germany and US made to warn people before bombing ships with submarines

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Lusitania

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ship sunk by german U boats- killed lots of americans

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Zimmerman Telegram

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US intercepted telegram from germany to mexico about invading US

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16
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George Creel (Comittee of public info)

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in charge of making americans excited and on board for the war

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Shench vs US government

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Chief justice oliver W Holmes- anything written against US going to war will be arrested- shenck handed out flyers to not go to war

18
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how did the US get money for the war?

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people bought war bonds- ended up loosing 20% of their value

19
Q

Who had the most casualties?

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Russia, Germany close 2nd

20
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Who had the least casualties?

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America by far

21
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Who was not invited to treaty of versailles?

22
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Key points of Wilson

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no secret alliances, ships travel safely, free trade, restore a country if you took it during the war, no more imperialism, league of nations

23
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league of nations

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countries work together to solve conflicts

24
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What was the actual treaty?

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Germany pay reparations, 100,000 person standing army, take lands and devide among winners, league of nations

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Internationalists
democrats following wilson no matter what
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irreconcilables
no, no matter what (mostly republicans)
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reservationalists
yes to treaty, no to league of nations
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What was wrong with joining the league of nations?
connected to countries if they go to war
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wobblies
members of industrial workers of the world, spoke out against the war