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| Stockpiling munitions to be stronger than youre enemeny and intimidate |
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The Colonial Nation
Built Supreme Sea Power |
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| Mutal fears and ager over nationalism and imperalism led to "pacts" for assistance to defeat an enemy |
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| France, Great Britain, Russia, later U.S. and Italy will join |
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| Triple Alliance (Central Powers) |
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| Germany, Aus.- Hun., and Ottoman Empire (Turkey). |
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| a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries |
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| Deep pride and passion for one's country and ethnic group; each group wanting its own nation |
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| Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of the empire; he and his wife (Sophia) were making an appearance in Sarajevo |
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| Capital of Bosnia, which was then part of Aus. - Hun. |
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| Killed Ferdinand and his wife in their car. Serbia teen nationalist and "Black Hand" member. He wanted Serbia freed from A-H empire; wanted nationalism |
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| Alexander Samsonov (Allies) |
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| Russian general; Veteran of the Boxer Rebellion and Russo-Japanese War; committed suicide after first battle |
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| Marshal Ferdinand Foch (Allies) |
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| French general; supreme Allied commander |
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| Field Marshal Douglas Haig (Allies) |
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| Commander of the British Expeditionary Force |
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| General John J. Pershing (Allies) |
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| Commander of the American Expeditionary Force |
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| David Lloyd George (Allies) |
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| Prime Minister of Great Britain |
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| Leader of Russia; assasinated in 1917 (Bolshevik Revolution) |
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| President of the U.S.; initially declared neutrality |
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| Who played an important role in Peace Treaty; wrote 14 points |
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| Kaiser Wilhelm II (Central) |
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| Last German Emperor and King of Prussia; Promised A-H to wipe out the "Black Hand" |
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| Count Alfred von Schleiffen (Central) |
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| German field Marshal and stratregist; created strategy for German victory over France and Russia |
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| Hindenburg & Ludendorff (Central) |
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| German generals; defeated Russia early in war |
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| Became president of Germany; defeated Hitler |
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| Helped form the Nazi Party |
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| Emperor of the Austria-Hungary; declared war on Serbia |
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| Schlieffen Plan (Germany) |
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1) Germany would put a "hold" on Russia who was slow to mobilize b/c lack of R/R
2)Attack France through Belgium and take Paris quickly.
3)Both German armies (east and west) woulf finish off Russia. |
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| Aug. 1914- German army marches thru Belgium (neutral) and into France towrds Paris |
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| Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Allies) |
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| Credited w/ 80 Allied aircraft Kills |
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| American Ace, credited w/ 26 victories |
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| First Battle of Marne, Sept. 1914 (Western Front) |
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| French/British stop month long attack towards paris by Germans, Geramans are pushhed backed to the belgium border, Four year stalemate and trench warfare begins |
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| Battle of Tannenberg, Aug. 1914 (Eastern Front) |
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| Russian R/Rs only allowed them to go the German border; 2 German armies surrounded and defeated the larger Russian army, allowed Germany to concentrate on France |
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Britain blockaded the North Sea above Germany; Germany responded w/ a U-boat blockade of Britain. Said any ship bond for England will be destroyed.
*Hurt U.S.- British trade |
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| Naval battle between Bitian and Germany of Denmark; fought to a draw, but Britian establishes superitty in North Sea |
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| Dardanelles are the opening to the Black Sea (warm water sea ports fro Russia), Turks attacked Russian sea ports to help the Germans, Allies could not take the Dardanelles |
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| German ancestors sided w/ Germany, Americans apalled by German behavior, U.S. investments in europe incresed greatly, Threatened by German U-boat and British blockades |
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| British passenger luxury ship sailing off coast of Ireland which torpedoed by a German U-boat, Ship carrying passengers and munitions from U.S. to Britian |
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| Luxury liner cruise company |
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| An election was coming up |
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| Why did Wilson keep neutraility in the war? |
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| Germany promises to halt unrestricte sub wrfare fearing U.S. would enter the war, backs out of plan ehcih worsens relation w/ the U.S. |
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| Longest battle in history, Germans planned massive attack on series of French forts, Each side lost many men and nothing was gained |
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| British attack German line to take pressure off of French, Only 7 mi advance by Allies, Devastating battle and alot of people died |
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Wilson win b/c he pledege neutrality, kept us out of war, supplied our friends.
Rep. candidate Hughes (NY S.C. justice) advocated tougher policy w/ Germany
U.S. favored French and British |
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| German Minister Zimmerman sent a message to Mexico's President propposing a military alliancee against the U.S.; British intercepted it and gave the message to the U.S. |
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| Russsian Congres, wants out of war but chose to countinue war w/ Germany; stripped power fro Tsar Nicholas II |
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| Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution |
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| Soviets took power from Duma and signed Brest-Litovsk treaty; Russia is now Soviet Union and Russia is out of war |
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| "The war to end all wars"; begaan working on a peace plan |
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| What does Wilson call the war he asked for? |
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| Provided fro the registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 for a military draft. Later changed 18-45 |
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| Govt. agency that secured raw materials and factories for the production of war supplies. Began mass producing techniques; told manufactures what they could and couldn't produce. |
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| Led by Hoover, created a public campaign to get people to conserve food and grow their own to save food for armies overseas. Encouraged "victory gardens" |
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| Led by Hoover, created a public campaign to get people to conserve food and grow their own to save food for armies overseas. Encouraged "victory gardens" |
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| Costs of war raised through the sale of bonds. Sold bonds directly to public using Hollywood stars. |
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| Couldn't interfere w/ U.S. military (recruitment) or aiding its enemies. |
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| Couldn't use disloyal or profane language against the U.S. government, flag, or armed forces durning the war. |
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| Collinsville coal miner and German immigrant. Accused of being a German spy and while in jail, an angry mob broke out and lynced him. |
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| German composers and pretzels banned from schools. Names of food changed. |
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| Group of supply ships sailed surrounded by a ring of destroyers and torpedo boats. German sinkings went from 430 to 200. |
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| Take supplies and men and sail to several different places |
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| American Expeditionary Force |
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| 2 million American soldiers, "doughboys" by our Allies, commmanded by John "BlackJack" Pershing |
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| Thrird Battle. Massive offense against Germany lines; Rain turned field into mud pit and arms destroyed drainage system. Each side gained no ground. |
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| Battle of Chateau-Thierry:1918 |
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| Germans launch an attack on Americans. Germans were defeated. |
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| Battle of Belleau Wood:1918 |
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| American captured the woods outsideof Paris six times. Highest casulties in Marine histroy. French renamed Woods in honor of U.S. |
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