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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
was a leader in women's suffrage and world peace.
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Jeanette Rankin
was the first woman to hold national office in the United States.
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National War Labor Board
was the expeditionary force of the United States Army during World War I.
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General John J. Pershing
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
was member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party.
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Communist
is a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism.
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Vladimir Lenin
was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist.
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Ferdinand Foch
was a military theorist and the Supreme Allied Commander during the First World War.
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Alvin York
was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I.
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Harlem Hellfighters
was an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard during World War I and World War II.
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Strategy
the art of planning and directing overall military operations and movements in a war or battle.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia.
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Armistice
is a truce.
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Influenza
A common viral infection that can be deadly, especially in high-risk groups.
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Fourteen Points
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
was an international organization.
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Paris Peace Conference
was the meeting of the Allied victors.
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Big Four
was composed of Woodrow Wilson of the United States.
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Reparations
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
was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts.
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Arms Race
is a competition between two or more parties/groups to have the best armed forces.
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Alliance
is a treaty.