19.1 From Neutrality to War – Flashcards
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Alsace-Lorraine
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Territory taken by Germany from France as a result of a conflict in 1871
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militarism
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Glorification of military strength and reason for increasing the arms race
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Francis Ferdinand
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Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination sparked World War I
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William ll
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German emperor who assured Austria-Hungary that Germany would stand by its ally if war came
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Western Front
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Region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
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casualty
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Person killed or injured in a war
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contraband
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Weapons and other articles used to fight a war that are confiscated legally
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U-boat
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German submarine, a new weapon that launched surprise torpedo attacks against Allied merchant and navy ships.
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Lusitania
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Ship sunk by German U-boat, killing 128 passengers
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Zimmerman note
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Message proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S. and main cause of entry U.S. into the war
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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Cause of the U.S. abandoning neutrality policy and a entering WW l
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Sussex Pledge
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Germany's promise not sink any more unarmed ships that kept U.S. from entering war (for awhile)
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National Defense Act
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Expanded the size of the U.S. army
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Naval Construction Act
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Ordered the building of more warships
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noncontraband articles
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All products including cotton, gasoline, and food confiscated by Britain
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neutral rights
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Violated by Germany when sinking unarmed and unresisting ships
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Jeanette Rankin
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First woman to serve in Congress, suffragist and pacifist, voted against US involvement in WWI
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stalemates
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Occurred because trench warfare made it difficult for either side to gain an advantage
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Russia
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Serbia's ally that quickly mobilized
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Ottoman Empire
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Joined the Central Powers
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Belgium
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Small European nation whose neutrality was violated by Germany in the early days of World War I
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Western Front
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Location in France where decisive battles of WW l were fought
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Great Britain
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Nation that informed the U.S. about the Zimmerman note
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Social Darwinism
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Human society's "survival of the fittest" that led to imperialism
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Great Britain
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In 1914, the country with the greatest military strength
