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29 Cards in this Set
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What is a policy of aggressively building up a nations' armed forces in prep for war?
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Militarism
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What is the readying of troops for war?
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Mobilization
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In WWI: Germany, and Austria-Hungary
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Central Powers
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In WWI: Britain, France, Russia, Serbia
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Allies
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Situation is which neither side in a conflict is able to gain the advantage?
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Stalemate
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Ruler w/ unlimited power
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Autrocrat
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Information intended to sway opinion?
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Propoganda
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German Sub?
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U-Boat
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Pledge by the German government in 1916 that its subs would warn before attacking?
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Sussex Pledge
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Telegram sent by Germans to Mexicans proposing alliance with Mexico?
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Zimmermann Note
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Collapse of Czar's government in Russia in 1917
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Russian Revolution
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1940 law requiring all males aged 21-36 to register for military service
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Selective Service Act
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Name given to US forces in Europe in WWI
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American Expeditionary Force
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Group of unarmed ships surrounded by a ring of armed naval vessels
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Convoy
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Floating german airship
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Zeppelin
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Cease-fire
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Armistice
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Killing of an entire people
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Genocide
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Special war bond sold by the government in WWI
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Liberty Bond
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System of pricing determined by the government
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Price Controls
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Distribution of goods at a fixed amount
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Rationing
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Turning clocks ahead for one hour in the summer
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Daylight Saving Time
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Speech or action that encourages rebellion
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Sedition
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A citizen who takes the law into his or her own hands
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Vigilante
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President Wilson's proposal in 1918 for a Postwar peace
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Fourteen Points
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The power to make decisions of one's future
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Self-Determination
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Rewards gained through military victory
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Spoils
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International organization formed after WWI to maintain peace
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League of Nations
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Payment for a wrong done
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Reparations
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1919 Treaty ending WWI
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Versailles Treaty
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