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What 3 things helped set the stage for war?

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  1. nationalism
  2. alliances
  3. competition for land
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Which “team” was Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, and Belgium?

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The Allied Powers

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What were some new technologies used in WWI?

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Tanks, Submarines, Airplanes, Poison Gas

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WHich two countries had the original conflict that started it al?

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Austria-Hungary and Serbia

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What year did the war start?

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1914

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What year did the U.S. enter the war?

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1917

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When did the war end?

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Nov. 11, 1918

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Which side was the U.S. on?

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The Allied Powers

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Who was president of the U.S. during the war?

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Woodrow Wilson

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What document officially ended the war?

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The Treaty of Versailles

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What is the policy in which a nation prefers to remain neutral and let other countries handle their own affairs?

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Isolationism

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What is an agreement among nations to defend one another?

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Alliance

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What is a love of one’s country and the desire to have one’s country free from the control of another?

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Nationalism

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What do we now call the war that was fought between the central powers and allied powers from 1914-1918?

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World War I

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What did we do on the “Homefront” to help win the war?

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Most Americans supported the war and were patriotic
Many planted War Gardens
Women went to work in factories
The Government encouraged us to eat less

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What was the real name for “Liberty Cabbage” before all things German were considered bad?

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Sauerkraut

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What happened to Louis Fritsche, the mayor of New Ulm?

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He was removed from his job as mayor because he was considered disloyal.

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What did SOME German Americans choose to do with their names?

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Change them to more “American” sounding names.

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Why did they call them the “New Ulm Traitors”?

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MANY thought that the people of New Ulm did not support the US and wanted Germany to win the war. BUT The people of New Ulm just thought that German Americans should not have to fight against their family and friends in Germany.

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