World War 1 Flashcards

1
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Causes of World War 1

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Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism

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2
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Militarism is the

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glorification of the military

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3
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Joined together in the Triple Alliance…

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Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy

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4
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Alsace-Lorraine

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French territory lost to German states

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5
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Nationalism

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having pride in one’s country

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6
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Francis Ferdinand was…

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was assassinated by Serbs

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7
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A-H declared war on

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Serbia July 28, 1914

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8
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Kaiser William II

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assured Austria Hungary that Germany would stand by its ally if war came.

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9
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Lusitania was sunk by a

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Submarine

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10
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1914

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start of WW1

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11
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1917

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U.S enters into WW1

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12
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The National Defense Act

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expanded the size of the army

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13
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Naval Construction Act

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ordered the building of more warships

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14
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Zimmerman Note

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proposed an alliance with Germany & Mexico

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15
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Conscientious objectors

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people whose religious beliefs forbid them to fight in wars

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16
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Espionage Act

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allowed postal authorities to ban seditious newspaper or magazines

17
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Sedition Act

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made it unlawful to use profanity

18
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Schenck was

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charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act

19
Q

National emergency/ Civil Liberties

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can be restricted

20
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Led by Vladimir Lenin

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Radical communists

21
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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ended the war between the Soviet Union and Germany

22
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Vladimir Lenin

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Bolshevik revolution

23
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President Wilsom pushed the idea

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“Peace without victory”

24
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Wilson’s Fourteen Points

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No secrets, diplomacy, free trade, open seas

25
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Self-Determination

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the right of people to choose their own form of government

26
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Reservationists

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opposed to treaty

27
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Irreconcilables

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opposed treatys with any League of Nations

28
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Influenza

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the flu

29
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Inflation

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rising pricing

30
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Red Scare

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Fear of Communism

31
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Palmer Raids

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resulted in arrests of 4 thousand American radicals