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World War I
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History
9th Grade
04/05/2007

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Trench Warfare
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Standard form of warfare on th Western Front during World War I
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Britain, France, Russia (after 1917, The United States)
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The Allies of World War I
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Lusitania
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Britsh cruise ship sunk by the Germans, killing 1200, including 128 Americans
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Gavrilo Princip
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Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
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The United States
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Entered World War I on April 2, 1917, turning the tide in favor of the Allies
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire
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The Central Powers during World War I
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"dog fight"
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The most glamourous type of warfare used during World War I
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poison gas
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Dangerous weapon introduced during World War I
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Black Hand
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Serbian unity organization to which Gavrilo Princip belonged and which orchestrated the assassination of teh Archduke
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nationalism
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Desire to unite all people with a common language, race, and culture under one government. Pride in ones country.
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militarism
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Glorification of and reliance on armed strength (strongest military).
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secret alliances
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Hidden, nonpublic agreements among nations to help each other
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mobilization
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Ordering of reserve military forces into active service
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defensive alliances
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Formal agreements among countries to help each other if attacked
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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Members of the Triple Alliance
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an entente
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A friendly agreement or understanding among nations
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Sarajevo
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Site of the 1914 assassination that triggered the war
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Serbs
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The assassin was a nationalist of this ethnic group
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Leader assassinated in 1914
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ultimatum
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The final terms offered for a settlement, presented to Austria to Serbia
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"to make the world safe for democracy"
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Why the United States entered the war, according to Woodrow Wilson
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unrestricted submarine welfare
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German policy that drew the United States into the war
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Secret message that outraged Americans
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Woodrow Wilson
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American president who led the United States at the peace conference
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Fourteen Points
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Woodrow Wilson's statement of Allied aims for the war
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Reparations
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Germany had toa gree to these payments for war damages
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League of Nations
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International organization created by the peace treaty
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to promote international cooperation and to maintain peace
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The 2 main aims of the League, according to its convenant
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