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US History Regents Review Packet 5

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Militarism   Building up weapons and armed forces in preparation for war  
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Alliances   Agreements between nations to assist each other militarily  
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Triple Alliance   WWI military agreement between the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire  
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Triple Entente   WWI military agreement between the Allied Powers of Great Britain, France, and Russia (and later, the US)  
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WWI   1914-1918 conflict between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers  
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand   Assassinated heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary  
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare   Germany's policy of attacking all ships that enter a zone around the British Isles  
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Lusitania   Passenger ship sunk by Germans in 1915 for entering restricted zone.  
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Russian Revolution of 1917   Tsar is overthrown, Communist government under Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks gains control  
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Red Scare   Fear of communism spurred by the communist takeover of Russia  
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Palmer Raids   Raids on Communist political party headquarters in 33 cities. 4,000 people arrested and held without charge or legal counsel  
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Sacco and Vanzetti   Italian immigrants convicted of murder and executed in 1921 based on questionable evidence and nativism  
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Scopes Trial   Science teacher John Scopes put on trial, convicted, and fined for teaching evolution  
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Schenck v US   Supreme Court decision that free speech can be restricted during wartime if it creates a "clear and present danger".  
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Charles Schenck   Arrested for violating the Espionage Act when he encouraged men not to report for the draft  
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Espionage Act   1917 law making it illegal to interfere with the draft  
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Sedition Act   1918 law making it illegal to say anything disloyal to the US  
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Versailles Treaty   1919 Agreement ending WWI. Provisions angered Germany  
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Fourteen Points   Woodrow Wilson's ideas for creating a lasting peace after WWI. His ideas were included in the Treaty of Versailles  
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Reparations   Payments required of Germany to repair damage done during WWI  
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Adolf Hitler   Fascist dictator of Germany who came to power after WWI  
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League of Nations   Peace keeping organization formed after WWI  
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Isolation   Foreign policy of remaining separate from the problems of other nations  
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Neutrality   Foreign policy of refusing to choose sides in conflicts between other nations  
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