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GA in WWI
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliance | agreement to aid a country in case of attack |
| nationalism | deep loyalty to one's own ethnic group or nationality |
| colonialism | aquiring colonies for economic benefit of the mother country |
| Africa | continent where many European countries wanted to establish colonies in 1914 |
| Central Powers | Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire |
| The Allies | Great Britain France, Russia |
| neutral | at first the US remained |
| assassination of Archduke Ferdinand | spark that started WWI |
| Woodrow Wilson | president of the US during WWI |
| reasons US enters WWI | Zimmermann Telegram sub warfare Lusitania |
| Zimmermann Telegram | secret message from Germany to Mexico |
| unrestricted sub warfare | Germany policy to attack ships in hostile waters |
| Lusitania | British passenger ship sunk by German sub |
| Versailles | treaty that ended WWI |
| Fort Oglethorpe | camp opened in north GA to hold prisoners of war during WWI |
| November 11, 1918 | treaty signed ending WWI |
| Fort McPherson | location of hospital for wounded soldiers |
| Camp Benning | US army infantry school |
| Camp Hancock | US military supply and weapon school during WWI |
| Viola Napier | first woman elected to the GA House of Representative |