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Ch 24 Flashcards

0
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Idea that countries were building up defenses

A

Militarism

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1
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WWI was also known was the ______

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Great War

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2
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Who were the central powers?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, eventually Bulgaria

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3
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Who were the triple entente (allies)

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Great Britain, France, Russia

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4
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This was the belief in self determination, instead of being ruled over, different ethnic groups wanted freedom

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Nationalism

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5
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Who was heir to the Austrian throne?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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6
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Were were Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie assassinated?

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Sarejavo

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7
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Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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Gavrilo Princip

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8
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What secret society was Gavrilo Princip a part of?

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The black hand

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9
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Who was the German leader during WWI?

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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10
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What did Kaiser Wilhelm do following the assassination of the archduke?

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He offered a blank check to Austria-Hungary

He gave Serbs a 48 hour ultimatum to bring fourth those involved

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11
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Why didn’t German leaders want a revolution in Austria ?

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They didn’t want to encourage a German revolution

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12
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This plan involved all competing alliances mobilizing at the same time

A

Schlieffen plan

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13
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Who did the Russians want the protect?

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The Serbs

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14
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What did Germany want to avoid?

A

A two front war (with France and Russia)

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15
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What did the Germans want to capture?

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Paris

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16
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Why did the Germans want paris?

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They thought the Russians would be too slow to mobilize, would give them time to move forces out east and avoid attack from Russia

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17
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What caused a halt in German advancement through France

A

Trench warfare

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18
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This was the land in between German and French lines

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No mans land

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19
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Now known as PTSD, many soldiers suffered from it after fighting in trenches

A

Shell shock

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20
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When plains were eventually used for dropping bombs and grenades

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Dog fights

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21
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Who was the top ace for the us?

A

Eddie rickenbacker

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22
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Most famous German ace

A

The red Barron

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23
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This was Wilson’s plan to increase funding and train volunteers in case we were dragged into the war

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Program of preparedness

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24
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This attempted to keep all goods, even food out of Germany, millions starved

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British blockade of Germany

25
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This American passenger boat was drowned by German U Boats, killing 128 passengers

A

Lusitania

26
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After the sinking of the French ship, this was issued by Germans to promise to only attack armed ships as long as the US got Britain to lift its blockade

A

Sussex pledge

27
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This was an offering by Germans to Mexico to declare war on the US

A

Zimmerman Note

28
Q

What happened after the Russians overthrew their czar?

A

They established a short period of democracy

29
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Why did Wilson make a war pitch to congress?

A

To make the world safe for democracy

30
Q

This act drafted American men to fight in the war

A

Selective service act

31
Q

Who led the US army in WWI?

A

John J Pershing

32
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This was the turning point in the war, where the US helped the French and British reclaim land taken by Germany

A

2nd battle of the Marne

33
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Battle where US troops helped capture and defeat the Germans

A

Argonne Forrest

34
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He became and American hero in Argonne Forrest

A

Sergeant York

35
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System where merchant ships would travel in groups with naval protection to protect from German u boats

A

Convoy system

36
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This was a committee created to advertise the war effort

A

Committee on public safety

37
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Who headed the Committee on public safety?

A

George Creel

38
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These acts made anything that hurt the war effort illegal

A

Espionage and sedation acts

39
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This committee oversaw the production of goods in factories, it exemplified the government getting involved

A

War industry board

40
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Who headed the war industry board

A

Bernard burach

41
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Who headed the food administration committee?

A

Herbert Hoover

42
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Gardens at home were called

A

Victory gardens

43
Q

Who was the US Delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

A

Woodrow Wilson

44
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Who was the English delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

A

David Lloyd George

45
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Who was the Italian delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

A

Vittorio Orlando

46
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Who was then French delegate who signed the treaty of Versailles?

A

George Clemenceau

47
Q

These were things created by Wilson to keep peace for future generations

A

14 points

48
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What was the 14th point?

A

League of Nations

49
Q

Roosevelt worked with sec of war _____ to prepare the nation for war

A

Elihu root

50
Q

John hay negotiated this treaty with the uk allowing for the construction of a canal

A

Hay pauncefote

51
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This convention between the Colombians and the us gave the us a lease to build a canal

A

Hay-herran

52
Q

This treaty with panama granted the us a canal

A

Hay bureau varilla treaty

53
Q

This warned Latin America nations to keep their affairs in check or to face US intervention

A

Roosevelt corollary

54
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This warned foreign corporations not to purchase harbors in Latin America

A

Lodge corollary

55
Q

This agreement recognized Japanese dominance over Korea

A

Taft-Katsura

56
Q

What did the Taft-Katsura agreement violate?

A

Open door policy

57
Q

When japan promises to stop the flow of Japanese agricultural laborer a into the us

A

Gentlemen agreement

58
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This agreement promised to maintain status quo in the pacific, uphold the open door policy, and support Chinese independence

A

Root-takhira

59
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This policy promoted us financial and business interests abroad

A

Dollar diplomacy

60
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Who implemented dollar diplomacy?

A

Taft

61
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What did Wilson think about dollar diplomacy?

A

He rejected it

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