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769794215714 pointsWoodrow Wilson's peace proposal that asserted people's right to self-determination.0
7697955367William IIImperial leader of Germany who was forced to step down and leave country1
7698004159LusitaniaPassenger liner that was sank by Germany U-Boats and angered many Americans2
7698033370Black HandSerbian national group that assassinated Archduke Ferdinand and wanted to be free from Austria-Hungary.3
7698045117Triple EntenteFormed in 1907. Russia, Great Britain, France.4
7698052015Article 231This forced Germany to take full responsibility for WWI5
7698549666MobilizationConsidered an act of war in 19146
7698558701Trench WarfareCharacterized the Western Front with little movement for several years7
7698606664Treaty of VersaillesTreaty signed with Germany that many Germans thought was too harsh.8
7708259556Schlieffen PlanGermany's plan for a two front war versus Russia and France.9
7708267566Total WarComplete mobilization of a nations resources and people10
7708272858The Battle of MarneThe Germany advancement to Paris was halted at what battle?11
7708285517Germany and AustriaTwo nations Italy betrayed and attacked in 1915.12
7708294806German's use of unrestricted submarine warfare.What caused the US to join WWI?13
7708311010Woodrow WilsonSpokesman for a new world order based on democracy.14
10618708029Lawrence of ArabiaBritish officer who urged Arab princes to revolt against the Ottomans15
10618717243Bolshevik RevolutionUprising in 1917 that led to Russia's withdrawal from WWI16
10618730049Triple AllianceGermany, Austria-Hungary, Italy17
10618736359ArmisticeAn agreement to stop fighting18
10618751568League of NationsInternational peacekeeping organization created after World War I; first proposed by U.S. president Woodrow Wilson as part of his Fourteen Points.19
10618789273War of AttritionA war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses20
10618803407Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?Nations began mobilizing for war21
10618808774Why did Serbia anger Austria-Hungary?Tried to form an independent state22
10618817560Which nations were the first to get involved in the initial conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary?Germany and Russia23
10618823725Initially, the war effort on the Western Front was characterized by what?Trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions for four years.24
10618832831As the war progressed, both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers sought new allies in order to?To get more money and supplies.25
10618841147Civil war broke out in Russia after World War I becauseMany people opposed the Bolshevik government26
10618848808Negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference were complicated byTerritorial disputes among the Big Three27
10618856584Germany was especially unhappy with Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles because itHeld Germany (and Austria) responsible for the war and required reparations.28
10618866019A major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution wasCzar Nicholas's failed military and economic policies29
10618870241One legacy of World War I was thebreakup of the Ottoman Empire30
15315031230Enclosure Movementthe fencing of meadows and fields, which kept peasants from using them for grazing and forced many to move to towns for work31
15315036240Spinning Jennyinvention that improved thread production32
15315042379Steam Enginemachine powered by coal, making it possible to locate factories anywhere, including away from rivers33
15315050380Capitalsupply of money34
15315056575industrial capitalismeconomic system based on industrial production35
15315084303Why did rivers help the Industrial Revolution begin in in BritainIt provided power and transportation36
15315103398Why did Industrialization spread rapidly in Europe and the U.S.?Railroads37
15315112693How did the railroads guarantee the success of the Industrial Revolution?Goods moved faster from factories to the places they would be sold.38
15315133868Why did coal production expand greatly during the Industrial Revolution?Coal was needed to produce iron and to run steam engines.39
15315173996Crimean WarLed to the end of the Concert of Europe40
15315179161MilitarismPrussia was known for its reliance on this.41
15315198951EmancipationAlexander II of Russia issued this which freed the slaves.42
15315210715AbolitionistThis movement challenged the southern way of life.43
15315225985KaiserWilliam I of Prussia was proclaimed this of the Second German Empire.44
15315244371Cavour and GaribaldiTwo leaders of Italian unification45
15315259813Industrial Middle Class allowed to voteThis allowed Great Britain to experience stability46
15315282256controlled the armed forces, police, and civil serviceLouis-Napoleon did this when he assumed the title of Napoleon III, Emperor of France.47
15315308925MonarchHungary and Austria shared this48
15315320877How much power the Federal government should haveFederalists and Republicans disagreed about this49

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