WW1 Causes & Alliance Flashcard

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What is an Alliance?

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A union or association formed for mutual benefit between countries, organizations, or people.

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Another name for the Triple Entente alliance was:

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Allied Powers

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The Triple Alliance is also known as:

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Central Powers

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In what year did the USA join the Allied Powers and finally enter WW1?

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1917

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In what year did World War 1 officially start?

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1914

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The following are all reasons for America entering WW1 except for which answer?
Germany sinking the British Lusitania,
To combat the Central Powers by aiding the Allied Powers,
A promise of reward money and being in the World War hall of fame,
Interception of the Zimmerman Note

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A promise of reward money and being in the World War hall of fame

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What was the Lusitania?

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British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans

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What was the "Zimmerman Note"?

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A coded letter that Germany sent to try and make allies with Mexico against the United States, but was intercepted.

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Which country sent the Zimmerman Note?

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Germany

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The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of World War 1?

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Isolationism