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Triple Alliance
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Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungarian Empire
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Triple Entente
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France, Russia, Great Britain
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Schleiffen Plan
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Germany's Plan to invade France, hook around instead of a direct assault.
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Plan XVII
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France's plan to invade Germany. Relied on France's "spirit".
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Causes of World War I
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1. Entangling Alliances, 2. Arms Race, 3. Anglo-German Competition, 4. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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Alsace and Lorraine
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French lost during Franco-Prussian War, reason for WWI, wanted to avenge their losses
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Reasons for U.S. Involvement in WWI
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Sinking of the Lusitania, economy with Britain, lurid descriptions of German hostilities, The Zimmerman telegram
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The Lusitania
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British passenger ship, attacked by German submarines and killed Americans
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The Zimmerman Telegram
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From the German foreign minister to Mexico, asking Mexico to fight against U.S. if they go to war, would gain territories back
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The Election of 1916
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Wilson (Dem.) vs. Hughes (Rep.)
Wilson won this election because he had managed to keep the country out of war.
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V. I. Lenin
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Russian leader, after Bolshevik Revolution, signed treaty with Central Powers to get out of war
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Central Powers
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Germany, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire
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Allied Powers
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Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy---even though member of Triple Alliance. Later on, the U.S. fought with the Allied Powers
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Selective Service Act
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Pushed for by secretary of war, Newton D. Baker-made nearly 3 million men join the military and 2 million men to join voluntarily.
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American Psychological Association
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Permited by the Dept. of War to test the soldiers. Gave "IQ" tests, many did poorly
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