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World War I
World War I flash cards
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History
11th Grade
11/07/2007

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Alvin York
Definition
Lead attack on German machine gun.
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Technology in WWI
Definition
Poison gas, trench warfare, machine guns.
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US History of Isolationism
Definition
Not fighting with countries
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US History of European Involvement
Definition
Allies helping out countries
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War Industries Board
Definition
US Gov’t agency use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency and urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products. Volunteers to help war
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Liberty Bonds
Definition
Raise money for war-supporting Americans by selling bonds.
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The Great Migration
Definition
While whites were at war, Blacks went west and north to replace jobs of the white people.
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The Fourteen Points
Definition
Wilson’s speech for peace in Europe.
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
Peace treaty that ended WWI
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The Big Four
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Chief entrepreneurs in building the Central Pacific railroad (first transcontinental RR in US). They preferred to be known as “The Associates”. They were: Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker.

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Henry Cabot Lodge
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an American statesman, a Republican politician, and noted historian.
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League of Nations
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International organization for peace.
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