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Nickname for American soldiers

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Doughboys

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Form of public Information TO mold public opinion

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Propaganda

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Compulsory enrollment in military service

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Conscription

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Preparation especially for war effort

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Mobilization

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Clash in the air that had little effect on the ground war

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Dogfight

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An agreement made between countries that promised help in case of war

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Alliance

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The right of people to choose their own form of gov.

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Self determination

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An overthrow of an existing gov.

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Coup

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What is impartiality?

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Neutrality

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To come from one country to settle in another

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Emigrate

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Beliefs rooted in the communist Ideology of Karl marx

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Bolshevism

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Progressive republicans who would not vote for the League of Nations

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Irreconcilables

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A person who approved the idea of the League of Nations but wished to modify it

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Reservationists

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Major Causes of WWI

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Triple entente vs central powers 
Militarism 
Alliance
Imperialism 
Nationalism 
Assassination
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Assassination

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“The spark”
Heir to throne of Austria/Hungary
Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
Killed 24th June 1914 by Princip ( was a member of black hand a nationalist group )
4 days later aus/hun declared war in Serbia

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Nationalism

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Ancient feuds lends to nationalism
Eu tried to fix with congress of Vienna ( called to bring balance to Eu )
France/ Prussian war
All led to feelings of national pride

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Imperialism

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Contributed to rivalries
Foreign markets needed ( indust. Rev )
Vast armies and navies had been created

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Militarism

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Many eu Nations seen as militaristic

Countries wanted to prove their military might

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Minor causes of WWI

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Mercantilism 
Fear
Family ties 
International anarchy 
Religious persecution 
Idealism
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Weapons in WWI

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Gas 
Tank 
Machine guns 
Submarines
Artillery
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Triple entente

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Uk
Russia
France
And later Italy and US

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Triple alliance

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Germany 
Austria/Hungary 
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria 
Turkey will join later
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Treaty of Versailles d

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Signed to stop WWI
Signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918
Roosevelt called it a peace without victory
Big four went to Paris to sign it

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Big 4

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Went to Paris to sign treaty
Wilson-US
Lloyd George- prime minister of Great Britain
Clemenceau- France
Orlando- Italy
( eu leaders not impressed w/ Wilson, saw him as self righteous )

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Article 10
Why US doesn't want to join League of Nations Have to aid other countries or attacked or invaded
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Wilsons 14 points
``` Open diplomacy Freedom of seas Return of land Freedom of minorities Point 14; League of Nations ( promote world peace ) ```
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League of Nations
Promotes world peace | 3 biggest world militaries were not a part of it ( us Russia and Germany )
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Zimmerman note
A controversial cable sent to Mexico by Germany's foreign secretary during the Great War which proposed an alliance between the two countries and caused a major rift between germany and then neutral United State
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Zimmerman note
telegram written by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United states during the World War I
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Espionage act 1917
banned certain printed materials
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Lusitania
British passenger ship
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Irreconcilables
isolationist senators who opposed any treaty ending WWI that had a League of Nations folded into it Wouldn't vote for League of Nations bc they wanted no part of the influence of Eu
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Reservationists
a group of Senators, led by Henry Cabot Lodge, who opposed the Treaty of Versailles, to end WWI unless specific changes were included
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Franz
Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I.
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Why us enters war?
- Germany was attacking American ships - Violating international law (germany) - The Zimmerman note
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Woodrow Wilson
After World War I, this United States president sought to reduce the risk of war by writing the Fourteen Points that influenced the creation of the League of Nations.
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Life in trenches
Troops dug trenches for fighting positions. Dirty, disease filled, cold, limited food supply, small. Troops suffered mental and physical damage.
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Provisions of treaty of Ver.
1)stripped Germany of all military 2) Germany had to repair war damages($33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manufacture any weapons.
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Sedation act 1918
Us couldn't speak against government
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Samuel Gompers
Head of the American federation of labor | Became key figure in labors support of the war
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Espionage act and sedation act
To out an end to obstruction of the war effort
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Czar Nicholas II
Leader of Russia during the time
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Pershing
Commander in chief of the American expeditionary forces | Nicknamed black jack
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Jeanette rankin
Only female member of congress
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Red Baron
Richthofen was known as THIS BECAUSE it was the color of his Falkner triplane German fighter Pilot
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Herbert Hoover
Propaganda- conserving food
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George creel
Propaganda- modeling public opinion
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William Gibbs mcadoo
Propaganda- buying liberty bonds
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New countries created after war
Austria Hungary UK Ireland
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Russia during WWI
Russia backed out of the war early because the had a civil war in thier country. So they were not invited to the treaty. They also lost a lot of land, even more than Germany through the Treaty of Versailles. Russian revolution 1917
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WWI life in us
ade oppurtunity for women to get good jobs and good wages. Industry boomed. Had to make sacrifices to save on important war goods - lightless nights, meatless days, etc.
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Bolsheviks
a group of people who seized control of Russia and renamed themselves the Communist Party
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Baruch
Presidential adviser: First World War. In 1916, Baruch left Wall Street to advise President Woodrow Wilson on national defense and terms of peace. He served on the Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense and, in 1918, became the chairman of the new War Industries Board.
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Rickenbacker
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was America's most successful fighter ace in the war.
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Karl marx
``` Philosopher Called for class war between workers and capitalists rather than world war between capitalist governments ```
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Eugene v debs
Socialist leader who served time in prison for telling his followers to resist militarism wherever found
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Battles during WWI
Battle of the Marne- Germany attacks France, 6 days long Battle of lodz Battle of Ypres- Germany uses chlorine gas bombs, Germany looses Verdun, the most significant battle that the IS fought
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William Jennings Bryan
Secretary of State Neutrality He was smart ( sinking if Lusitania )
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New countries
Finland Poland Lithuania Czechoslovakia Estonia

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