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Militarism
The belief that a government must create a strong military and be prepared to use it to achieve the country’s goals
The incident started the events that lead to WWI
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A German Submarine
What is a U-Boat?
A formal announcement made by a country’s leader of the intention to wage war
What is Declaration of war?
To Spy
What is Espionage?
Alliances
An agreement of mutual support between countries
Germany, Austria - Hungary and Turkey
Who are the Central Powers?
A gun designed to fire hundreds of bullets per minute
What are Machine guns?
A German plan to make a rapid conquest of France, followed by a march on Russia
What is The Schlieffen Plan?
One who disagrees—often publicly—with the government’s official opinions or policies
What is a dissenter?
Assassination
To murder for political reasons
Britain, France, Russia, and Italy
Who are the allies?
An armored, heavily armed vehicle that uses treads instead of wheels
What are Tanks?
Individual rights protected by law from government interference
What are civil liberties?
The criminal act of trying to persuade individuals to undermine the government
What is Sedition?
Imperialism
A policy or practice of exerting control over weaker countries or territories
A telegram sent to Mexico from Germany with the intent to invade the US
What is the Zimmerman Note?
A piece of heavy artillery modified so that it can be pointed skyward at enemy planes
What is an anti aircraft gun?
A board that oversaw manufacturing in the United States during World War I
What is the War Industry Board?
A person who refuses to fight in a war for religious reasons
What is a Conscientious Objector?
Nationalism
A strong sense of loyalty to one’s country and belief in its superiority to others
American soldiers crossed the Atlantic in 1917, joining the fight in Europe and tipping the scales of World War I towards an Allied victory.
What is the American Expeditionary Force?
A battle strategy that uses a system of ditches to give soldiers a protected place from which to fire during battle
What is Trench Warfare?
A massive movement of African Americans who left the South for cities in the North, beginning in 1910
What is the Great Migration?
The deliberate murder of a large number of people
What is Genocide?