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Chapter 22
The Great War
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History
12th Grade
10/25/2011

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Franz Ferdinand
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the heir of the Austrian-Hungary empire. Was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist in 1914.
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Central Powers
Definition
Austria-Hungary and Germany
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Allied Powers
Definition
Britain, France, Russia
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Authors that romanticized the war
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Ernest Hemingway, E.E. Cummings
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Schlieffen Plan
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Germany's plan to attack France through Belgium to get to Paris
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New weapons
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rapid firing rifles, explosives, artillery, machine gun, airplanes for bombing, tanks, and poison gas
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Lusitania
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was destroyed by Germany u-boats which killed 1200 people (128 Americans)
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Army Reorganization Bill
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will increase the army size
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John J. Pershing
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leads U.S. forces
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Federal Farm Loan Act
Definition
created twelve farm banks for loans.
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Adamson Act
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created the 8-hour workday
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Louis D. Brabdeisto
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first Jewish justice appointed in 1916
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Zimmerman note
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telegram to the German minister of Mexico, if war breaks out, they should take back the land lost in the Mexican American War.
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Vladimir Lenin
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Czar from Russia
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Karl Marx
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discusses a split between the proletariat and capitalist
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Espionage Act
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provides for 20 years in prison, $10,000 fine for helping the enemy
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Enemy Act and Sedition Act
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said that you can't say anything bad about the government.
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American Dough Boy
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the typical American soldier
22 years old
5' 7"
141 lbs
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Liberty Bond
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bonds sold to raise money for WWI
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War Revenue Act of 1917
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will increase the tax rate and increase estate tax.
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United Railway Administration
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federal agency created to fix railroads and railroad costs
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National Labor Board
Definition
federal agency created to reduce hours and often take over factories
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