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| During the great war, the central powers included |
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| Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. |
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| At the outbreak of the great war, the United States claimed that as a neutral power it had the right to |
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| Trade nonmilitary goods with belligerent nations |
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| The development of"total war"in the 20th century meant that |
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| Civilian populations were regarded as legitimate military targets. |
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| During the period 1914-1916, the United States |
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| Claimed to be neutral, but favorite England with increased trade and loans |
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| the sinking of the lusitanaia |
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| weakend the American public's commitment to neutrality |
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| The primary reason that the United States went to war in 1917 was |
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| The German government's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| German leaders decided to declare unrestricted submarine warfare in January 1917 because |
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| They believe Great Britain would surrender before the United States could mobilize its troops. |
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| In his call for war, Woodrow Wilson |
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| Appeal to the ideals such as the preservation of democracy and defense of liberty. |
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| Wilson's effort to secure passage of the treaty of Verailles are best understood as a commitment to |
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| In order to include the creation of the legal nations in the treaty of versailles, Wilson agreed to |
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| Force Germany to make reparations for the war. |
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| The United States joined the league of Nations |
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| The years immediately after the great war(1919-1921) |
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| Years of economic dislocation and social conflict and anxiety. |
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| The red scare ended it in part because |
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| The 1920 census revealed that for the first time in United States history |
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| Urban dwellers outnumbered rural populations |
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| The red scare was in part a response to |
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| The communist revolution in Russia |
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| Viewed the Bible as literature rather than a historical accurate text. |
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| the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s |
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| Is an example of tensions between traditional life and modernism . |
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| The Klan went into decline in part because |
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| Over time, the Klan's use of violence alienated many members. |
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| Involved in the teachings of evolution in public schools. |
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| As a consequence of the Scopes Trial, religious fundamentalists |
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| retreated from public life and focused on their churches. |
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| 'The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state, elected by the people" |
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