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| What was the Schlieffen Plan? |
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| The Schlieffen Plan was designed by General Alfred Graf von Schlieffen. The plan called for attacking and defeating France in the west and the rushing east to fight Russia. |
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| What caused the U.S. to enter WWI? |
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| The sinking of the US ships and the zimmerman note |
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| MIlitarism is the policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war. |
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| How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany? |
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| The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany. Germany had lost substantial territory and had restrictions placed on its military operations. |
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| What was Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare plan? |
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| Unrestricted submarine warfare was a policy stating that their (Germans) submarines would sink other ships without warning. |
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| Total war meant that countries devoted all their resources to the war effort. |
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| How was propaganda used in WWI? |
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| Propaganda was used as one-sided information designed to persuade, to keep up morale and support the war. |
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| Why was the Dardanelles Strait important? |
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| The Dardanelles Strait was part of the Ottoman Empire. This narrow sea strait was the gateway to the Ottoman Capital, Constantinople. By securing the Dardanelles, the allies believed they could take Constantinople, defeat the Turks, and establish a supply line to Russia. |
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| What was the Zimmerman note? |
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| The Zimmerman Note was a telegram written by Germany's foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmerman, stating that Germany would help Mexico "reconquer" the land it had lost to the US if Mexico would ally itself with Germany. |
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| What is the policy of appeasement? |
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| Appeasement means giving in to an aggressor to keep peace. |
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