history Flashcards

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Nationalism

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is a patriot feeling.

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Chancellor Otto von Bismarck

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was a prince of Bismarck.

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Kaiser Wilhelm I

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was the king of Prussia.

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Militarism

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is a desire to stay a strong military.

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Alsace – Lorraine

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was a territory created by the german empire.

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Arch Duke Ferdinand

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was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia.

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Gavrilo Princip

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was a member of Young Bosnia.

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Mobilize

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prepare and organize troops for active service.

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Central Powers

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consist of important allied powers.

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Allied Powers

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were the countries that opposed the Central Powers in the First World War.

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Trench warfare

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is using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches.

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Stalemate

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is a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.

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U-Boats

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is a submarine.

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Neutral

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is not helping or supporting either side in a conflict.

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Lusitania

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was a British ocean liner that a German submarine sank.

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William Jennings Bryan

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was an American orator and politician from Nebraska

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Woodrow Wilson

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was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President.

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Sussex pledge

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was a promise made by Germany to the United States.

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Zimmermann note

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was a secret diplomatic communication.

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Committee on Public Information (CPI)

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was an independent agency of the government.

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Espionage

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the practice of spying or of using spies.

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Sedition

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conduct or speech inciting people to rebel.

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Selective Service Act

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authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry.

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Liberty Bonds

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was a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause.

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Jane Addams

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was a leader in women’s suffrage and world peace.

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Jeanette Rankin

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was the first woman to hold national office in the United States.

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National War Labor Board

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was the expeditionary force of the United States Army during World War I.

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General John J. Pershing

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was a senior United States Army officer, most famous as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in World War I.

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Bolsheviks

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was member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party.

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Communist

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is a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism.

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Vladimir Lenin

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was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist.

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Ferdinand Foch

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was a military theorist and the Supreme Allied Commander during the First World War.

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Alvin York

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was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I.

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Harlem Hellfighters

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was an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard during World War I and World War II.

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Strategy

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the art of planning and directing overall military operations and movements in a war or battle.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia.

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Armistice

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is a truce.

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Influenza

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A common viral infection that can be deadly, especially in high-risk groups.

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Fourteen Points

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was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.

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League of Nations

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was an international organization.

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Paris Peace Conference

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was the meeting of the Allied victors.

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Big Four

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was composed of Woodrow Wilson of the United States.

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Reparations

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was the idea that some form of compensatory payment needs to be made to the descendants of Africans.

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Treaty of Versailles

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was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end.

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts.

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Arms Race

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is a competition between two or more parties/groups to have the best armed forces.

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Alliance

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is a treaty.