US History Chapter 11 review – Flashcards
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nationalism
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a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
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militarism
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policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
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trench warfare
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Fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
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no man's land
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the area between opposing trenches
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alliance system
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defense agreement among nations
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imperialism
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a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
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Schlieffen Plan
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A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts
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Lusitania
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American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI
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Zimmerman Note
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message proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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famous American fighter pilot
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Selective Service Act
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law requiring men to register for military service
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convoy system
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having merchant ships travel in groups protected by warships
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General John Pershing
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General of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI
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Alvin York
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Most decorated soldier in WWI
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armistice
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an agreement to stop fighting
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conscientious objector
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A person who opposes warfare on moral grounds
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War Industries Board
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supervised the nation's industrial production during WWI
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Bernard Baruch
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Head of the War Industries Board
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George Creel
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Headed the Committee on Public Information, for promoting the war effort in WWI
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propaganda
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information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
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Espionage & Sedition Acts
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laws that enacted harsh punishments against anyone who opposed participation in the war
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Great Migration
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movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
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Spanish Flu
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Pandemic that spread around the world in 1918, killing more than 50 million people
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Fourteen Points
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Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I
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League of Nations
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an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations
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Georges Clemenceau
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Premier of France during WWI
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David Lloyd George
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Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWI
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Treaty of Versailles
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the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I
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reparations
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payment for damages after a war
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war guilt clause
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stated that Germany was solely responsible for World War I
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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conservative senator who wanted to keep the United States out of the League of Nations
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American Expeditionary Force
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the name given to the American military force that fought in WWI
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Central Powers
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
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Allies
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Great Britain, France, Russia
