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13572414615technologyhelped shape how WWI was fought0
13572414616trenchesopen land; barbed wire and mines1
13572414617airplanes"cool people"; used to make maps2
13572414618Red Baronflying ace; shot down 83 planes3
13572414619zeppelinGermans used them to bomb cities and hide in the clouds4
13572414620Battleshipspowerful weapon; USS Texas and New York5
13572414621Submarines (U-boats)politely asked to sink boats; ships that traveled underwater, German U-boats attacked British ships and sank the Lusitania6
13572414622Causes of WWIMilitarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism7
13572414623AlliesBritain, France, and Russia- Later joined by Italy8
13572414624Spark of WWI(1914) the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian archduke, Francis Ferdinand, in June 19149
13572414625Russia declares war on AustriaSerbia is blamed for death of archduke10
13572414626Battle of Marne(1914) A major French victory against the invading German army; stalemate between Russia and Germany11
13572414627Rape of Belgium(1914) neutrality violated against their will by Germany12
13572414628Battle of Tannenberg(1914) a German victory against the Russian, the Russians were crushed; Ottoman Turks join central power13
13572414629Firsts(1915) Zeppelin air raid on London; use of poison gas; submarine warfare14
13572414630Lusitania(1915) British passenger ship shot by Germans with one torpedo; sunk in 10 minutes because ammunition hiding15
13572414631Carranzarepresented central power of the elite16
13572414632ZapataRevolutionary Leader in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution who originated from the lower classes and was especially appealing to the peasants because he wanted to take land from the haciendas and return it to them.17
13572414633Pancho Villa(1910) attacked America to get us to follow him; we gained experience with airplanes and war18
13572414634Battle of Verdun(1916) German assault on Western Front19
13572414635Battle of Jutland(1916) British defeat German fleet in North Sea20
13572414636RasputinSelf-proclaimed holy man who claimed to heal the sick and have prophecy; key advisor to the Tsar21
13572414637BolsheviksA party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.22
13572414638Treaty of Brest-Litovsk(1918) ended the war between Russia and Germany23
13572414639Zimmerman Note(1917) Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the US; intercepted by Britain and given to the US24
13572414640Allied Propagandamade all of Germany's invasions seem more brutal than it was; emotions of fear and patriotism to sway people's opinion25
13572414641Belleau Wood(1918) Americans help stop German offense; Sergeant Alvin York26
13572414642St. Mihiel(1918) A battle led by the American troops and caught the Germans off guard27
13572414643Cher Amipigeon who basically saved American unit from Germans; died on battlefield and later put in Smithsonian Museum28
13572414644Armistice DayNovember 11, 1918; Germany signed an agreement to stop fighting; signed by a railroad boxcar that French take to boast about winning29
13572414645Progressive Movementaimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life; solved everything with laws30
13572414646Woodrow Wilsonwrote 14 points to create lasting peace and avoid future wars31
1357241464714 pointsTreaties; freedom of seas; no trade barriers; arms; colonial people; map of Europe; League of Nations32
13572414648League of Nationsan international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; US did not end up joining33
13572414649Black HandSerbian rebel group who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand after several failed attempts34
13572414650Kaiser Wilhelm IIleader of German army; forced to step down by German generals35

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