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103 Cards in this Set
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Nationalism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Militarism
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Causes of World War I
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A desire to expand and be more powerful than other nations.
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Nationalism
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A desire by a national group to have its own state or country.
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Nationalism
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Establishing authority over areas of the world outside a country's natural boundaries.
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Imperialism
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Establishing colonies throughout the world.
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Imperialism
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Resulted in conflicts over colonial possessions.
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Imperialism
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The glorification of armed strength.
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Militarism
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Militarism resulted in an _______.
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arms race
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Militarism and imperialism were components of ____________.
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Nationalism
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The European balance of power was disrupted by the unifications of _________________
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Germany and Italy
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European nations sought a new balance of power through __________.
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alliances
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. (Name of Alliance)
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Triple Alliance
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Kaiser William II let Germany's friendship treaty lapse with ___________.
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Russia
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Great Britain, France and Russia (name of alliance)
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Triple Entente
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Pulled all of Europe into the war.
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Alliance system
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German ruler during WWI
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Kaiser William II (Kaiser Wilhelm II)
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Kaiser William II sought to compete with Britain by building a _____________.
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large navy
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Wanted Alsace and Lorraine back from Germany.
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France
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Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey feared they would lose territory in the ____
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Balkans
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Held that all Slavic people shared a common nationality.
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Pan-Slavism
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Unrest in this region made it a "powder keg" prior to World War I.
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Balkans
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Austria-Hungary and Russia struggled over the _____________. (area)
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Balkans
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Province of Austria-Hungary with a large Serbian population
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Bosnia
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Nationalists from this country believed Bosnia should belong to their country.
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Serbia
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Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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Was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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Germany promised Austria-Hungary total support.
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"Blank Check"
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Russians and Serbians were both _________.
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Slavic
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Russians hoped to gain access to IT through the Balkans.
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Mediterranean Sea
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Austria-Hungary issued Serbia an __________.
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Ultimatum
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Austria-Hungary's ultimatum would have limited ____________.
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Serbia's independence
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In the first move of the war Austria Hungary declared war on ___________.
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Serbia
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Nation that supported Serbia
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Russia
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To get an army in position for war. (term)
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Mobilize
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Russia decided to mobilize early because it lacked ____________.
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railroads
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In German eyes Russia's mobilization amounted to a ____________.
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declaration of war
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Declared war on Russia.
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Germany
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When France promised to support Russia __________.
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Germany declared war on France
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Germany hoped to avoid fighting a _________.
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two front war
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German plan to defeat France before Russia could mobilize.
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Schlieffen Plan
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The Schlieffen Plan was intended to keep Germany from fighting a __________.
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two front war
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Germany requested passage to France through ______________.
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neutral Belgium
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When they refused Germany passage, Germany invaded __________.
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Belgium
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Germany invaded France through ___________.
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neutral Belgium
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It declared war on Germany because Germany had violated Belgium neutrality.
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Great Britain
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World War I began in ______. (year)
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1914
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turks and their allies. (what they were called)
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Central Powers
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France, Britain, Russia and their allies. (what they were called)
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Allies
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Allied victory that saved Paris. (early in the war)
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Battle of the Marne
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Allied victory that destroyed the Schlieffen Plan
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Battle of the Marne
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Made the defense stronger than the offense. (in warfare)
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Trench Warfare
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Made the fighting even more brutal. (in warfare)
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Trench Warfare
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As a result of trench warfare the war became a ____________.
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stalemate
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In a struggle where neither side can improve its position
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stalemate
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Played a major part in the deadlock and slaughter of trench warfare. (weapon)
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Machine Gun
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Choked and blinded victims. (weapon)
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Poison Gas
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The space between two sets of trenches.
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No-man's-land
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Most World War I soldiers were __________.
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draftees
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Both sides attempted to prevent the enemy from getting supplies. (method)
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blockades
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The Allies had a more effective blockade because of the ____________.
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British Navy
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To make their blockade more effective the Germans began to use ____________.
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Submarine Warfare
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Broke international law by not giving warning or taking passengers.
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Submarine Warfare
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British Luxury liner sunk by German Sub. (120 Americans die)
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Lusitania
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When countries mobilize all their resources into the war effort.
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Total War
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Used by governments to conserve supplies
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Rationing
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Using information to encourage a particular point of view.
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Propaganda
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Propaganda was used by _____________.
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both sides
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Were more effective in the use of propaganda.
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Allies
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Was the first of the major countries to become exhausted from total war.
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Russia
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Resulted in the setting up of a liberal government. (during World War I)
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First Russian Revolution (of 1917)
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After this event, this country still tried to continue fighting the war.
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First Russian Revolution
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Secret weapon shipped into Russia by the Germans.
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Vladimir Lenin
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Results in the setting up of a Communist Gov.
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Second Russian Revolution (of 1917)
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Communist Russia makes a separate peace with Germany.
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Treaty of Brest Litovsk
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Allows Germany to fight a one front war.
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Treaty of Brest Litovsk
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The area of contact between opposing sides in warfare.
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front
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To starve the allies in hopes of defeating them before America entered the war Germany resumed ______________.
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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Germany offered Mexico a part of the U.S. if it would join the war.
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Zimmerman Note
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the Zimmerman note ________________.
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bring U.S. into the war
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Year of America's entrance into WWI.
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1917
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Year of both Russian Revolutions.
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1917
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Arabs seeking independence helped the allies fight against the _____________.
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Ottoman Turks
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Machine gun, tanks, submarines, airplanes, gas.
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new weapons of WWI
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New weapons and trench warfare turned WWI into a _____________.
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war of attrition
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When the winner in war is determined by who can continue to fight the longest.
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war of attrition
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Helps break the stalemate and bring an allied victory.
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U.S. entrance
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Ends the fighting after the Kaiser abdicated his throne.
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Armistice
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Date of the Armistice
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1918
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Russia and the defeated Central powers were not invited to the _____________.
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Paris Peace Conference
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Most influential man at the peace conference.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Leader of the American delegation to the peace conference
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Woodrow Wilson
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Wilson's goals for the war and peace plan after the war.
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Fourteen Points
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Included reduction of armaments, national self determination, end to secret alliances, and a League of Nations.
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Fourteen Points
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Attempting to draw boundaries around recognizable national groups.
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National Self Determination
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Was to support peace by solving conflict through negotiations.
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League of Nations
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It was based on the idea of collective security.
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League of Nations
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System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all.
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Collective Security
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Wilson compromised on other points to secure the inclusion of the ______________.
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League of Nations
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The U.S. Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles because they thought the _________ would limit the war making powers of congress.
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League of Nations
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Placed total blame for the war on Germany
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Treaty of Versailles
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The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay ____________.
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reparations
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Payment for damages in a war.
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reparations
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The treaty of Versailles failed to create a lasting peace because it was ___________.
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too harsh on Germany
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