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WWI

What is the Great War or the War to End All Wars?

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During WWI, the group that allied, or united, against the Central Powers of Europe?

What is the Allies?

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1914

What is the year WWI started?

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An assassin killed a member of the Austria's royal family.

Why did WWI start?

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Posters, parades, songs, and other methods to persuade Americans to support the war effort.
What are examples of propaganda?
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Loyalty to one's country.
What is Patriotism?
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During WWI, the group that fought against the Allies.
What is the Central Powers?
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1917

What is the year the United States joined WWI?

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A German submarine started attacking American ships.

Why did the United States join WWI?

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Trench war-fare and chemical gases.
What is WWI fighting known as and what new weapon was used?
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A certificate, or bond, sold to citizens by a government in order to help pay for a war.
What is a War Bond?
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The organized spreading of information in order to persuade people to adopt a certain position, it typically presents one point of view.
What is Propaganda?
300

1918

What year did WWI end?

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The Mayor of New Ulm and a distinguished doctor/surgeon.

Who is Louis A Fritsche?

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The American Germans.
What was one of the first targets of CPS?
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A state agency that excited only during WWI. Its role was to oversee the war effort in Minnesota.
What is Commission of Public Safety (CPS)?
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Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States.
Who are the nations of the Allies?
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November 11

What is the day we celebrated the end of WWI? (Now known as Veterans Day)

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Lead a public meeting to ask the government to stop sending German Americans to fight in WWI. Then was forced out of office.

What did Louis A Fritsche do and what happened to him?

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Raised money for the Red Cross, purchased war bonds, knitted socks and/or sweaters for troops, and helped harvest crops.
What did those that stayed home do to contribute to the war?
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A war fought from 1914 to 1918, mostly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Allies and the Central Powers.
What is World War I?
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Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
Who are the nations of the Central Powers?
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4 years

How long was WWI?

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Ran again for mayor and won by a landslide.
What did Louis A Fritsche do after the war?
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The "war to end all wars".
What did President Woodrow Wilson call WWI?