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LD SS WWI Quiz

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Term
Definition
WWI YEARS   1914 to 1918  
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1917   Year US joined WWI  
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ALLIED POWERS   Serbia, Russia, France, & Britain  
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CENTRAL POWERS   Austria-Hungary, & Germany  
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CAUSES OF WWI   Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism (Extreme), & Imperialism  
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"POWDER KEG OF TENSIONS"   Many aspects of people of saying they are better and the government were making military alliances with each other.  
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MILITARISM   The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.  
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MILITARISM CAUSE for WWI   To make their armies stronger  
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ALLIANCES   Friendship between two countries. Formed to protect themselves.  
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ALLIANCES CAUSE FOR WWI   To protect their countries. Made their forces stronger by combining nations.  
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NATIONALISM (EXTREME)   Pride in one's nation.  
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NATIONALISM CAUSE FOR WWI   To have bragging rights to say who is better. Fueled by tension by creating the superior right to conquer.  
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IMPERIALISM   One person (country) tries to conquer everything ("World Bully")  
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IMPERIALISM CAUSE FOR WWI   People wanted to get more land. Fueled rivalries between two nations  
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FINAL SPARK   Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a serbian terrorist group while in Bosnia . They were angry because they wanted Bosnia to break away from Austria-Hungary and join Serbia.  
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REMAIN NEUTRAL   US foreign policy when war began  
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US GOT INVOLVED IN WWI   Submarine Warfare, Sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram, Propaganda, Russian Revolution, & Wilson (To Make the World Safe for Democracy)  
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SUBMARIN WARFARE   Germany did not want the US aiding Britain so they blew up the ships. This violated "Freedom of the Seas" - can't attack a neutral ship. Can only stop and search.  
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SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA   Was a British passenger ship that the Germans torpedo off the coast of Ireland. US was angered because there was 128 Americans on board the ship.  
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ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM   Germany asked Mexico to attack the US and if they joined the war, the Germans would help Mexico regain lost land. Telegram was intercepted by Britain and the US was angry that Germany tried to get a neutral country to join war against US.  
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PROPAGANDA   The spreading of ideas to help or hurt a cause (a wartime advertisement). This made Americans determined to win the War.  
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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION   Russian dictator was overthrown and this made the US less hesitant to join the Allies.  
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SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY   Woodrow Wilson - He felt that if we didn't stop Germany's actions, most of Europe would no longer be democratic anymore.  
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