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Comanche's US History Flashcards
For Mr. Renfrow's Class
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History
11th Grade
03/03/2011

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Definition
archduke of Austria whose assassination triggered World War I
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Definition
German emperor during World War I
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Militarism
Definition
policy of military preparedness and building up weapons
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Triple Alliance
Definition
alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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Triple Entente
Definition
alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia
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balance of power
Definition
situation in which nations or alliances have equal strength
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
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Allied Powers
Definition
Great Britain, France, and Russia
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Trench Warfare
Definition
fighting from trenches
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Isolationism
Definition
a policy of not being involved in the affairs of other nations
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U-boats
Definition
small German submarines
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Lusitania
Definition
passenger ship sunk by German U-boats during World War I
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Sussex pledge
Definition
Germany's promise not to sink merchant ships without warning and without saving lives
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Zimmerman Note
Definition
German telegram proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico
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Selective Service Act
Definition
U.S. law requiring young men to register for the military draft
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convoy system
Definition
strategy of surrounding troop-transport ships with destroyers or cruisers for protection
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Communists
Definition
people who seek the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all private property
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Liberty bonds
Definition
a form of loan to the government to pay for the war
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Bernard Baruch
Definition
head of the War Industries Board during World War I
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National War Labor Board
Definition
organization to settle disputes between workers and management during the war
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Committee on Public Information
Definition
organization to promote American support for the war
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George Creel
Definition
head of the Committee on Public Opinion
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Propaganda
Definition
posters, newspaper stories, and other materials designed to influence people's opinions
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Schenck v. United States
Definition
Supreme Court decision explaining limits of free speech
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Fourteen Points
Definition
President Wilson's plan for peace following World War I
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self-determination
Definition
the right of people to decide their own political status
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League of Nations
Definition
organizations of nations that would work together to settle disputes, protect democracy, and prevent future wars
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David Lloyd George
Definition
British prime minister at the Paris Peace Conference
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Georges Clemenceau
Definition
French premier at the Paris Peace Conference
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Big Four
Definition
leaders of the United States, Britain, France, and Italy at the Paris Peace Conference
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
treaty ending World War I
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Reparations
Definition
payments for damages and expenses caused by the war
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Definition
head of the Senate Foreign Relations committee and leader of the group who wanted changes in the Treaty of Versailles.
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