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Chapter 19-1 Review
U.S. History - Graves - WBHS
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History
11th Grade
02/03/2009

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What were Wilson's foreign policy beliefs?
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against imperialism and promoted democracy
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Who was Pancho Villa?
Definition
leader of a group of guerrillas that burned Columbus, New Mexico and killed a lot of people
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Who were the members of the Triple Alliance?
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Germany, Prussia, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
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Who were the members of the Triple Entente?
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Britain, France, and Russia
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What does alliance mean?
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the union of two or more groups
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Who was Franz Ferdinand?
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the Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination caused WWI to start
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Who was Gaurilo Princip?
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the man who assassinated Franz Ferdinand (part of "The Black Hand")
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What were the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente rivals for?
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power, land, control over S.E. Europe
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Who were the Allies?
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France, Russia, Great Britain, and Italy
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Who were the Central Powers?
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
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What position did the U.S. take?
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sided with the Allies
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What were the 4 reasons the U.S. had for declaring war?
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the Zimmerman telegram, German U-boats sink merchant ships, Lusitania, Sussex
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