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pride in ones national or ethic group
it boosted tensions, believed to dominate all others |
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to return immigrants to home coutries
was a goal of the Palmer Raids, immigrants were suspected of radical views, americans feared that communists (reds) were behind labor unrest "red scare" |
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labor leader, 5 time presidential candidate of Socialist Party
gave speech that urged labor unions not to support the war effort, was later jailed |
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dedicated general, led the pursuit of Pancho Villa
U.S. army chose him to command the American Expeditionary Force (American Troops) |
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| leader of the Bolsheviks, seized Russian government. inteded to set Russia on road to communism. his first order of buisness was to pull Russia out of the war |
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the spread of information designed to win support for a cause
used by Britain to win American support, British propaganda often focused on Germany's brutal treatment of Belgians at war start |
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unable to read or write
one in four draftees and recruits, some not used to daily routines, army taught them how to fight, read, and about nutrition, patriotism, and hygine |
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right of a group to decide its own form of government
struggle of Bosnians, Serbs, and other people to rule themselves |
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| How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to over 20 nations going to war? |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to Austri-Hungary throne,
A-H accused government of Serbia of supporting terrorism, they declared war on Serbia, alliance system drew in countries |
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| What was the selective service act and what did it require younge men to do? |
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| all younge men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the military draft |
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| why did people have to go to jail under the Espionage and Sedition Act? |
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| the government wanted to supress war criticism and people were expressing anti-war views |
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| who led the Bolsheviks in taking over the Russian government? |
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| Vladimir Lenin seized the government on Nov. 7th, 1917, intended to set them on road to communism |
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| How long was it between the Bolsheviks Revolution and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? |
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| about 4 months, November to March |
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| How was Germany punished after WWI? |
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| African colonies and the Ottoman Empire were divided, Ottoman Empire was dissolved and Turkey was formed, people felt betrayed and wanted to be their own country |
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| Which country was created from the land lost by Austria-Hungary? |
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| czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary |
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| What event drew the U.S. into WWI? |
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sinking of the Lusitania, 128 Americans died and wilson made angry protests to Germany, outraged Americans, Lusitania carried amunition
Zimmerman Telegraph
U-Boats sank 3 American ships |
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| Why did suffragists urge woman to support the war effort? |
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| Carrie Chapman Catt, wanted womans war time to accelerate their drive to win the vote |
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| After WWI, what did the top three European allies want to do with Germany? |
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| punish and ensure that Germany wold not threaten neighbors again, take away territory |
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| Who led the Senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles because he objected to the U.S. entering the League of Nations? |
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| Henry Cabot Lodge, was a Republic from Massachusetts, cheif objection was to proposal that the U.S. joins the League of Nations |
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| What did Wilson's Fourteen Points include? |
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elimination of secret international agreements, freedom of seas, free trade among nations, reduction in worlds militry force, settlemernt of colonial claims, balancing interests of native populations and colonizing powers, territorial issues (self-rule in minority groups in A-H, self-determination, set up international organization or association of nations to guarantee world peace
League of Nations? |
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| What were the causes of WWI? |
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| Imperialism in its own interest, alliance systems, nationalism, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, German Submarine Warfare |
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| What would be some primary sources of fighting in trenches from WWI? |
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| any first hand accounts, like diaries and letters |
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| Why was the U.S. against getting involved in the League of Nations? |
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| The United States rights would be restricted to act independently |
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| why did Wilson want to join the League of Nations? |
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| thought that the U.S. should accept its destiny to lead the world on a new path |
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| What was Wilson's stated goal for bringing the U.S. into the war? |
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| to fight for the right of nations great and small and the privlege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and obedience, world must be safe for democracy |
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| What was the most feared new weapon of WWI? |
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| poisonious gas, first used by Germany, then the allies, caused choking, severe blisters, blinding, lung problems. gas was banned by 140 nations |
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| who was in the Central Powers in WWI? |
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| Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
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| Who blockaded Germany during WWI? |
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| British ships stopped supplies from reaching German Ports, also intercepted weapons, food, and cotton but wilson reached an agreement with Britain |
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| How were German Americans treated during WWI? |
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| shunned, harrassed, assaulted, tarred and feathered, schools stopped teaching German language |
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| Befor WWI, when was the last time the U.S. had a draft? |
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| What was the commitee on public information? |
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oppointed by the president, recruited 75,000 four minute men to delive patriotic speaches at movie theatres and ball parks, enlisted artists to produce pro-war cartoons and posters
uncle sams poster "uncle sam wants you" |
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| Why were Native Americans not subject to the draft? |
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| They were not American citizens at the time, although many still volunteered for the service |
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| what were the 3 conditions to the armistic? |
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| required Germany to pull back troops on western front, cancel Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, hand over entire fleet of U-Boats |
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| who insisted that U.S. troops fight under American command? |
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| John J. Pershing, only rarely were troops integrated with British or French units |
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| what was the name of the group that seized power in Russia in 1917? |
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| the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, wanted to set Russia on road to communism |
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| **how did the allies reduce the losses of their ships? |
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| they developed a convey system to increase the flow of products |
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| what country suffered the greatest number of combat deaths in WWI? |
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| what did attorney General A. Palmer Mitchell do? |
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| he ordered immigrants suspected of radical views to be rounded up and deported |
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| what 2 countries divided Germany's African colonies? |
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