Unit 3 Midterm Review

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What countries made up the Central Powers?

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Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

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What is trench warfare?

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A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from ditches dug in the battlefield.

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What are reparations, and which country was required to pay them?

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payment of war damages, Germany

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What was the Selective Service Act?

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Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

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Who was the American President during WWI?

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Woodrow Wilson

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The policy of building up strong armed forces and weapons to prepare for war is known as

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Militarism

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What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?

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The Zimmerman Telegram

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Woodrow Wilson's purpose in proposing a League of Nations was to --

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have countries settle disputes in nonviolent ways

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Which country never joined the League of Nations? Options: Great Britain, Germany, France, United States

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United States

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How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?

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They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance, & it became the overt act that led us to war.