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Pre-war and During war attitudes
militarism, imperialism, nationalism, and the alliance system all led to war and eventual victory -
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XENOPHOBIA
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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
A Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, killed the Archduke and his wife to prevent him from taking the Austrio-Hungarian throne. -
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Powder Keg
Tense feelings in the Balkan region of the Austro-Hungarian empire; was known as the "Powder Keg of Europe" -
World War I begins
"The War to End All Wars" -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany proposed a deal to Mexico which said if they helped them in the war they would give them their American territor again -
Selective service act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people -
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Russian Revolution
led to eventual rise of the Soviet Union -
Espionage Act
punish acts of interference with the foreign relations -
War INdustry Board Created
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Sedition Act
extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds -
Russian Czar and Family murdered
The Russian Czar was killed with his family after the Bulshovik revolution tookplace. The communists had no room for leaders like the czar, so they did what they do best; get rid of them. -
Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson made his famous proposition concerning the terms of the war and reparations for Germany or any country that threatens free democracy. -
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The Great Migration
African Americans migrated north to have secure factory and industrial jobs.