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How long did World War I last?
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1914 to 1918
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What is the M stand for in Main?
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Militarism
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What is the A stand for in main
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Alliance system
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What is the I stand for in Main
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Imperialism
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What is the N stand for in main
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Nationalism
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Militarism
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The development of armed forces in their use as a tool of diplomacy
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The triple Entente before war
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France, Britain and Russia
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The triple alliance before war
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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Imperialism
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European nations had been building empires, Germany, industrialized and competed with France and Britain in the contest for colonies
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Nationalism
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A devotion of the interest and culture of one’s nation
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An example of nationalism
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The bulking peninsula is where nationalism is extremely intense because of Austria-Hungary’s newly acquired possession of Bosnia
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Which two countries do they own Bosnia?
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Serbia and Austria Hungary
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What started World War I?
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The assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand
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What is ultimatum?
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A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation
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Who assassinated the archduke
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Black hand, secret Society ( nationalistic group)
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Who is the lead of the Black handed secret Society?
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Suburb nationalist Gavrilo Princip
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Allied powers during war
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France, Great Britain, Russia and Italy switched later and US joins
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Central powers during war
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Austria-Hungary, Ottoman empire Bulgaria, Germany
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Machine gun
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Responsible for keeping soldiers in trenches
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Tanks
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Not very advanced, but still was feared
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Toxic gas(mustard gas)
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Led to blindness and chemical burns
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Plane
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Dog fights
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Dreadnought
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Steel warships
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Submarines
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Known as U-boats(sneaky time)
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What is a stalemate?
Neither side can make significant progress or gain an advantage
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Western front
Trenches dug from the north sea to the Swiss Alps over 300 miles
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No man’s land
Land between the trenches, filled with mines, booby, trapped, barbed wire
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Gas warfare
Trying to get the war mobile again
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Where was the war fought?
In France and Belgium(western front)
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What did Belgium declare?
Neutrality, but Germans still invaded them
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Why was the war never fought in Germany?
They were scared to lose land rather than gain
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Trench foot
Medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp unsanitary and cold condition conditions
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Trench fever
Highly contagious disease transmitted by lice
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Blindness
Common among soldiers exposed to mustard, gas
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When did America go into World War I?
1917
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In the beginning, what did the US want to remain?
Neutral
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Why was Woodrow Wilson reelected?
He kept the United States out of the war
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What is isolation?
Only caring about the countries affairs and not international
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What are the four main regions of America has pulled into the war
Unrestricted, submarine warfare, the sinking of the Lusitania, sus sex pledge is broken, the Zimmerman telegram
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What must you vote at the time due before sinking a ship?
Warned the people on it
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What was the turning point for any Americans on neutrality?
The sinking of the Lusitania
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Why did the Germans take down Lusitania?
Claim that he was carrying contraband
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What did Germany issue?
The Sussex pledge
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What did the Sussex pledge state
Germany would not sink merchant or passenger ships without warning
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Where were most shipped taken down at?
Near the shore because that’s where they were in their slowest positions
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When was the Sussex pledge broken?
February 1, 1917, Germany continued unlimited, submarine warfare
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When was the Zimmerman telegram released?
March 1917
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What did the US find out about the Zimmerman telegram
Germany suggested that if America joined the war against the central powers that Mexico should attack the US
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What would the US gain from attacking America?
Lost territories of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
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When did America declare war?
April 6, 1917
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When did President Wilson ask Congress for declaration of war?
April 2, 1917
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Convoy system
Group of ships traveling together with the naval escort, used to transport ships across the Atlantic
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What needed to happen for rapid mobilization in the US Army?
Assembling and making both supplies and troops ready for war
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Needs for mobilization
Raise money, raise awareness, troop, recruitment, divert resources, conserve resources
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What are selling bonds?
Bonds are the government’s way of borrowing money from the public
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What did the US government put taxes on to raise money?
Luxury goods such as alcohol and tobacco
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What is committee on public information?
Created to build up public support for the war
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What did the US use to raise public awareness about the war?
Propaganda to buy war bonds that we were fighting for a good cause, and that the enemy was evil
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What is the selective service act of 1917?
Required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service
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What changed in response to war in the resources of US?
Business had to change from producing consumer goods to war supplies
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What did President Wilson do once he got control over the economy?
Allowed to set prices and regulate industries that were vital to war effort
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War industries board
They decided what should be produced how good should be produced in the price for goods
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What is the fuel administration?
Adopts daylight savings time as a way to conserve fuel
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What is national war labor board?
Helps settle disputes between workers and management
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What is the food administration?
Encouraged Americans to grow victory, Gardens, and practice, meatless Mondays and weightless Wednesdays headed by Hoover
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What happened to Americans during the war?
Freedom was often constricted
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Espionage act of 1917
Main purpose was to stop spying or other treasonous acts, but it also severely limited freedom of citizens
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Alien and sedition act of 1918
Restricted free speech
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Anti-immigrant hysteria
In the US patriotism went to extremes
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The great migration
Large scale movement of hundreds of thousands of southern blacks to cities in the north seeking to escape racial discrimination
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Harlem Hellfighters
An all black infantry regiment of the United States Army that served with great distinction in World War I
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Who was given the medal of honor during World War I
Alvin York
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Who is Alvin York?
He killed and captured dozens of enemy soldiers alone
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What happened to women during the war?
Many took jobs that had traditionally been filled by men
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What increased for a woman during the war?
Respect and helped build support for women suffrage
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Russian revolution
Bose overthrow Tasr Nicholas the second and established the Soviet Union
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Who did Russia sign a peace treaty with?
Germany
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What affected Russia leaving the war have on the US
US was more willing to join the allies after Russia dropped out of the war
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Meuse argonne offensive
Massive Allied offensive attempting to break through German lines
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American expeditionary forces
Led by John J Pershing, fought in the argonne forest, Alvin York won the medal of honor
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What was Alvin York considered?
A conscientious objector
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When did Germany surrender and why
US and French troops advanced on the German Hindenburg line and eventually caused the surrender on 11 11 1918
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Who are the big four
US, Britain, France, Italy
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Wilson’s 14 points
Called for a fair piece for all
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What are Wilson’s 14 points?
No secret alliances, freedom of the seas, self-determination for colonized people, free trade, arms, reductions, a league of nations to prevent war
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League of Nations
Contained France, Great Britain, Italy, US, Japan
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Why is the league of Nations weak?
There is no authority to enforce decision decisions
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Who opposed the league of Nations?
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.by joining the league. The US would become two engage with European affairs.
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Treaty of Versailles
Ended World War I
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War guilt clause
Sought to believe Germany was solely responsible for the entire war
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What limits did Germany have?
Denied militarization in Germany, forced Germany to give a portion of territory to France and pay $33 billion
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What happened to the Ottoman empire and the rest of Europe?
Ottoman Empire was carved up and created nine new nations
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Final results
Germany, humiliated and broke, Russia stripped off its territory, US determined to stay out of affairs, Europe left in shambles
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