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Unit VI: World War I
World War I Flashcards
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11th Grade
01/09/2012

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Nationalism
Definition
A devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation
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Militarism
Definition
The policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy
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Allies
Definition
GB, France, Russia, and later joined by the US, Italy, and others. This group opposed the Central Powers.
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Definition
Heir to the Austrian throne. Was assassinated while visiting Bosnia. After the assassination, A-H declared war on Serbia. Because of the alliance system, Germany was required to support A-H, so they declared war on Russia and then France. Then GB declared war on Germany and A-H. WWI began.
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No Man's Land
Definition
An unoccupied region between opposing armies.
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Trench Warfare
Definition
Military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield.
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Lusitania
Definition
A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German boat in 1915
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Zimmerman Note
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A message sent by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the US entered WWI.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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A famous WWI fighter pilot.
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Selective Service Act
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A law that required men to register for military service.
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Convoy System
Definition
The protection of merchant ships from German submarine attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships.
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American Expeditionary Force
Definition
The US forces who fought with the Allies in Europe during WWI.
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General John J. Pershing
Definition
Led the AEF.
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Alvin York
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One of America's greatest war heroes.
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Conscientious Objector
Definition
A person who refuses to participate in warfare.
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Armistice
Definition
A truce or cease-fire.
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War Industries Board
Definition
An agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in warrelated industries.
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Bernard Baruch
Definition
Lead the WIB.
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Propaganda
Definition
A kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thouhgts and actions.
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George Creel
Definition
Head of the CPI, which was the nation's first propaganda agency.
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
Definition
A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the gov't or the war effort.
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Great Migration
Definition
The large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities in the early 20th cities.
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14 Points
Definition
The principles making up Wilson's plan for world peace.
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League of Nations
Definition
An association of nations established to promote international cooperation and peace.
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Georges Clemenceau
Definition
Frech Premier.
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David Lloyd George
Definition
British Prime Minister
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
The peace treaty at the end of WWI which established new nations, bordersm and war reparations.
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Reparations
Definition
The compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during the war.
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War-Guilt Clause
Definition
A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI.
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