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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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Who was the American President during WWI?

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Woodrow Wilson

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What is an agreement among nations to defend one another?

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alliance

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Since the fighting in WWI was so fierce, what did the soldiers soon begin fighting from?

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trenches

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What policy did the United States prefer at the start of WWI? Options: nationalism, isolationism, militarism, imperialism

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isolationism

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What was the name of the British steamship that the Germans torpedoed which killed 100 US citizens?

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Lusitania

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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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What was the main reason the U.S. decided to enter the war on the Allied side? Options: Germany's unrestricted submarine attacks, Germany's attempt to get Mexico involved in the war, Germany's sinking of the Lusitania

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Germany's unrestricted submarine attacks

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What new weapon of WWI was feared because it burned lungs and blinded eyes if a soldier came into contact with it?

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poison gas

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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.