World War I HT

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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 countries were known as the Allied Powers during WWI?

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Britain, France, Russia, and the United States

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What is a stalemate?

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A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

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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 were U-boats?

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German submarines

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The Zimmerman Note proposed an alliance between _____ and _____.

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Germany, Mexico

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Armistice

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Agreement to stop fighting

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

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Reparations are payment of war damages, and Germany was required to pay them.

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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