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50 Cards in this Set
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Otto Von Bismarck
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1st Chancellor of Germany; Prime Minister of Prussia; formed the Triple Alliance
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Gavrillo Princip
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Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; Black hand dedicated to Serbian independence
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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Assassinated by Gavrillo Princip; death lead Austria to war with Serbia and Russia
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Woodrow Wilson
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President of the United States during WW1; came up with the 14 points
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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German Emperor and King of Prussia during WW1; abdicated due to extreme threat of revolution and reluctance to accept armistice
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Arthur Zimmerman
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German Foreign Secretary; offered $ and aid to Mexico if they attacked the U.S
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Jeanette Rankin
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Born in Missoula, MT; 1st woman in the House of Representatives; voted for peace
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Rear Admiral William S. Sims
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Commander of the U.S Navy
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General John J. Pershing
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Leader of the U.S forces
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Newton D. Baker
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Leader of the Commission on Training Camp Activities
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Herbert Hoover
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leader of the Food Administration; said, "food will win the war"
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Ernest Hemmingway
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wrote the poem "Killed Paive"
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Wilfred Owen
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wrote the poem "Dulce et Decorum est"
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Siegfried Sassoon
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wrote the poem "Glory of Women"
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Leader of the "Reservationsists"
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Eugene V. Debs
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Socialist President candidate; thrown in jail under the Espionage and Sedition Acts
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A. Mitchell Palmer
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Attorney General who instated the "Palmer Raids"
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Leader of the FBI
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Freedom of the Seas
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the right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters
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Storm Troopers
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group of special German soldiers who raided enemy trenches
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Armistice
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situation in war when warring parties agree to put down arms in order for an attempt at a peace agreement
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"Peace without victory"
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slogan used by Woodrow Wilson to let diplomacy reign; mutual agreement to end of war without a victor
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Irreconcilables
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group in the senate who refused to join the League of Nations under any circumstance
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Reservationists
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group in the senate who insisted on limited participation in the League of Nations
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Maginot LIne
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elaborate concrete defensive structure built by the French on the German border in case of another German invasion
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Abdicate
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to give up a position of authority or power
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Hyphenated Americans
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Americans who had allegiance to another country during war time
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Bolsheviks
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communist party of Russia who founded the Soviet Union
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Autocracy
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form of government in which one person has unlimited rule
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Self-Determination
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the free choice of a country or territory to choose its form of government
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Effects of Italian and German unification
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-Industrialization
-Militarisitic -Greater urge for power |
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Bismarck's Alliances
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-Triple Alliance with Austria and Italy
-Isolated France -avoid hostilities with Russian |
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Serbian Nationalism
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-kinship to Russia
-mad at Austria -assassinate Austrian Archduke |
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Schleiffen Plan
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-Germany's plan to attack France
-Invade France through Belgium -slow up Russian forces coming to aide France |
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Germany's "Blank Check"
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-Germany tells Austria-Hungry to deal with Serbs however they want
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"Freedom of the Seas"
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-British set up blockades to stop German supplies
-Germans send out U-boats to sink British merchant ships -Brits declare N sea as war zone -Germans sink the Brit ship Lusitania |
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War of Attrition
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-British cut of German merchant ships
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Effects of the Sinking of the Lusitania
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-Brits declare N sea war zone
-Freedom the the Seas ends |
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Debate over preparedness-who wanted it, who didnt
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-for it:National Security League
-against it: League to Limit armament, Womens Peace Party |
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National Defense Act
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-gradual enlargement of army
-summer training camps for civilians |
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"Peace without victory"
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-slogan used by wilson in his 14 points
-wanted Germany and France to reach agreement and end the war |
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Zimmerman Telegram
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-written by Arthur Zimmerman
-said Germany would support and give money to Mexico if they invaded U.S -brought U.S into the war |
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Bolshevik Revolution
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-Germany does not want a 2 front war
-Russian pulls out of war -America can now enter with all democratic nations |
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Selective Service Act of 1917
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-all men ages 21 to 30 to enlist
-prepare for war |
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Commission on Training Camp Activities
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-trained soldiers
-instill progressive value -physical and moral well being |
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Committee of Public Information
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-unite multi-ethnic society for war
-attract men to military -universal support from civilians |
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War Industries Board
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-dictatorship over U.S economy
-distribute munitions -set production needs |
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Food Administration
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-"food will win the war"
-lead by Herbert Hoover |
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Battle of Verdun
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-Verdun=fortress city
-open to attack from 3 sides -German strategy -artillery barrage -infantry -storm troopers -700,00 casualties |
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Battle of the Somme
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-Allies
-1 million shell artillery barrage -cross no mans land with infantry -60,000 casualties in one day |
