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| what was the turning point of ww1 |
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| flu epidemic; killing 8.5 mill soldiers 20 mill worldwide. 20 mill and 12 mill dead and wounded |
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austria-hungary
germany
ottoman empire
bulgaria |
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seria
russia
france
great britian
italy
7 other countries |
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june 18th 1914-nov 11 1918
europe |
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sinking of lusitania
zimmerman telegram
sinking american ships
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britian
france
germany
italy |
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| events that brought america to ww1 |
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competing european alliances
the growth of nationalism
the rise of militarim
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| pres. wilson's response to the sinking of lusitania |
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| with that turning many americans against germany, he kept the united stated neutral and demanded the german gov. halt unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| russia's withdrawal from the war meaning to the allies |
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| allies lost a major part of their alliance because c.p had to fight a two front war but they now had to fight the western front (france, germany) |
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womens rols in ww1?
african americans? |
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women volunteered by having heavy duty with the Red Cross, served as combatants, clerical workers, nursing.
african americans were first laborers then were made into 2 combat divisions and served army forces; more than half in france |
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cost of ww1?
how did civilians raise money and contribute to war effort? |
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cost was $35.5 billion
they raised money and contributed by buying over $20 billion in war bonds |
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| which act was upheld in schenek v the us? how? |
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the espionage act was upheld
and by saying that it violated his right to free speech |
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| purpose of convoy system? |
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| to adopt a system protection against the central powers |
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| how did national war labor aid war effort? |
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| by buying and distributing war materials, set goals for production orders construction of new factories, and set prices |
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| allied leaders didnt share wilson's vision of peace without victory because...? |
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| because they wanted germans to pay heavily for the way; treaty of versailles |
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| social changes made after war? |
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african american troops
woman volunteers
the great migration
racial conflict
women taking on mens work
fear of radicals and red scare
new jobs |
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