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The main causes of WWI?

Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

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Where did the assassination of Arck Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife occur?

Bosnia

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What is the selective service act and what does it do?

You have to do it when you are 18/ draft/ if need be they take people that are registered

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What were the new weapons in WWI? (Mechanized)

New machine gun, artillery, poison gas, tanks, airplanes, u-boats (submarines), hand Grenades, land mines

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Which nation had the fewest casualties?

United States

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What were Wilson’s 14 points?

His plan to resolve war, his plan South to stabilize European and resolve the root problems that has started war

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What the 14 points accepted?

No

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Who rejected the 14 points?

The other allied powers except the League of Nations

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What were the main reasons the United States didn’t get involved in the League of Nations?

They didn’t want to be in the European drama

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What is neutrality?

You don’t pick a side, you don’t get involved

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What did the treaty of Versailles say about the Germans?

Severely limited German military

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for what M.A.I.N cause for the war?

Alliance system

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What is the primary reason the United States joins the war?

The Germans u-boats attacks the United States

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What is the primary failure of treaty of Versailles?

How it treats the losing nations

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Arck duke franz ferninad

Was the heir presumptive tithe throne of Austria-Hungary, his assassination in Bosnia was the most immediate cause of WWI

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Lusitania

boat the Germans sunk

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Allied powers

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

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Central powers

Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria

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Zimmerman note/telegram

Would help Mexico regain land (from the U.S.) if they allied with Germany

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Militarism

To have a strong military/belief that the only way to guarantee peace was to prepare for war

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Imperialism

Extending a countries power through military force/as countries become more industrialized, interest in gaining colonies increased due to competition fur raw materials and markets

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Nationalism

Pride for your own country/in the Kate 19th and early 20th centuries many people were willing to take ant action to support their nation, especially in the small countries of the balkans

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