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WW1
world war 1
Term | Definition |
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Reasons For U.S Involvement In The War | -Unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany - the sinking of the Lusitania |
Allies | Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium |
Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire |
Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
Triple Entente | Great Britain, France Russia |
What event sparked WW1? | the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28th 1914 |
Stalemate | a deadlock. no side was a ble to defeat the other |
Trench Warfare | long deadly battles in the trenches with terrible conditions |
Who was president during WW1? | Woodrow Wilson |
Zimmerman Plot | Germany urged Mexico to invade the U.S |
Selective Service Act | all men 21-30 had to register for the draft |
How many African Americans drafted? | 4 million |
What were the requirements of the Treaty of Brest Litovsk? | Russia had to give large amounts of land to Germany |
what woes the Peace Offensive? | when Germany made a final push till the end of the war in the hopes to win it |
Who were the Harlem Hell fighters? | an all African-American unit that spent the most time under fire than any other American unit |
how many days did the Battle of the Argonne Forest last? | 47 days |
when did WW1 end? | November 11th 1918 |
an extreme feeling of pride in ones country | Nationalism |
the policy of taking over the lands of weaker countries | Imperialism |
The policy of trying to build up troops and weapons and solve problems with war | Militarism |
the policy of staying out of conflict with other nations | Isolationism |
the friendship between nations to defend each other | Alliance |
Type of warfare used in WWI in which opposing sides fight from deep, long ditches in the ground | Trench Warfare |