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GHSGT Review - World History, US History since 1865
Cause and Effect of WWI Vocabulary Review for GHSGT
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History
11th Grade
02/24/2011

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Balkan nationalism
Definition
Belief in the right of the Bosnia people to have their own Slavic state based on shared ethnic and religious backgrounds.
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Alliance System
Definition
An agreement between two nations promising to aid one another if attacked by a third power.
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Militarism
Definition
The practice of building larger and more innovative armed forces to compete with other countries.
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Trench warfare
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A form of warfare in which both combatants occupy static fortified fighting lines. This kept the western front of WWI virtually the same for four years.
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Treaty of Versaille
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The peace treaty signed at the Palace of Versailles near Paris ending World War I.
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Reparations
Definition
The Treaty of Versailles required the defeated Germany to pay for the damages the war had inflicted on the Allies.
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Mandate system
Definition
The WWI system under which France controlled Lebanon and Syria while Great Britain controlled Palestine and Iraq. These nations did not officially "own" the territories.
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Fall of the Romanovs
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Russian Czar Nicholas II was the last of the Romanov family to rule Russia. He lost power due to economic and military failures.
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Fall of the Hapsburgs
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the heir to this empire and his assassination was a catalyst for the war. The failure of this ruling family was based in cultural and economic apathy.
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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One of the main reasons the United States entered WWI was Germany's continued attacks on U.S. vessels.
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Great Migration
Definition
African Americans moved to the North by the thousands and established themselves in ethnically distinct and culturally rich neighborhoods.
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Wilson's Fourteen Points
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President Woodrow Wilson's plan for establishing and maintaining peace in Europe.
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League of Nations
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An international membership of countries that would serve a peacekeeping function.
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18th Amendment
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This legislation prohibited "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors."
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19th Amendment
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Granted American women the right to vote.
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