 | Term | Definition |
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Triple Alliance |
Austria-Hungry, Germany, and Italy forming a military alliance |
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Triple Entente |
military alliance between Britain, France, and Russia |
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Allies |
U.S. joins allied powers in 1917 |
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Militarism |
Race to build arms and increase military |
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Alliances |
an agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war |
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Neutality |
A nation that does not participate in a conflict. America was neutral until 1917 |
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Contraband |
Things that are illegal (not allowed) |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
Air to the throne of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian man |
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Woodrow Wilson |
President of the United States during WWI |
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John J. Pershing |
U.S. general, trained European and American troops on trench warfare |
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U-Boat |
German submarine, helped bring America into the war |
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Trench Warfare |
Up close fighting in trenches |
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Armistice |
A truce between warring groups or countries |
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Selective Service Act |
law that requires men between ages 21-30 to register for war |
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Zimmerman Telegram |
Telegram sent by Germany to Mexico asking for help in WWI |
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Lusitania |
British ocean liner sunk by German U-Boat in May 1915, Killed 182 Americans |
