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maxush-World War One
maxush-World War One Begins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mexican dictator overthrown in 1911 after many years selling off the nations resources | Porfirio Diaz |
| Diaz's successor, seen as a reformer, assassinated | Francisco Madero |
| Madero's successor, believed by many to be behind the assassination of Madero | Victoriano Huerta |
| US forces sent to stop a shipment of German arms to Mexican government, firefight | Veracruz |
| Wilson's policy of waiting for Huerta to be removed from office in Mexico | watchful waiting |
| Argentina, Brazil, and Chile mediate the dispute between the US and Mexico, Huerta out | ABC Powers |
| Huerta's successor in Mexico, recognized by Wilson Administration | Venustiano Carranza |
| Mexican rebel that crosses border into US after Wilson refuses to recognize | Pancho Villa |
| carryout hit and run raid | guerillas |
| Commander of American forces (AEF) sent after Pancho Villa, later sent to Europe in same role,kept US forces together as American units | John J. Pershing |
| The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed for protection from western Europe | Triple Alliance |
| France, Russia, and Great Britain form as a result of the creation of the Triple Alliance | Triple Entente |
| Nations attempt to out do each other with armies and navies | arms race |
| Very strong feelings for one's country, patriotism | nationalism |
| The right of a people to choose their own government | self-determination |
| Region in southeastern Europe, competition for territory by European powers and groups wanting independence | Balkans |
| Heir to throne of Austria-Hungary assassinated after Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia | Franz Ferdinand |
| Member of the "Black Hand", assassinated Archdukle Ferdinand | Gavrilo Princip |
| First declaration of war, after Austria-Hungary secures German support | Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia |
| Second declaration of war after Russia mobilizes in support of Serbia | Germany declares war on Russia |
| Third declaration of war after France mobilizes against Germany | Germany declares war on France |
| France, Russia, Great Britain, later Italy and the US, included many other nations | Allies |
| Germany, Russia, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria | Central Powers |
| Type of warfare used in Europe, troops literally dug thousands of miles of trenches across western Europe to fight from | trench warfare |
| Other major area of fighting in Europe, primarily in southeastern Europe and Russia | Eastern front |
| Stance the US takes of not being involved in war | neutral |
| biased information to persuade, used by nations at war to influence the US | propaganda |
| US government and businesses loaned money and war materials to nations at war, more to Allies, if Allies lose money lost | loans |
| prohibited materials, war materials, Britain listed food as war material | contraband |
| German submarines, used to attack allied shipping, very successful because of their capabilities | u-boats |
| British passanger ship attacked and sunk 128 Americans on board, Germans claim it was carrying war materials | Luisitania |
| Promise by Germany not to attack passenger ships without warning | Sussex Pledge |
| Dem Wilson runs on promise to keep the US out of the war, Rep Hughes, Wilson wins | Election of 1916 |
| Note intercepted by British,from Germany offering Mexico US territory if they join war as Central Power | Zimmermann Telegram |
| Announcement by Germany it would attack any ship in the war zone | unrestricted submarine warfare |
| United States declares war on Germany | April 6, 1917 |
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