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By: Caitlin Porter Unit 6 Identify Thursday, January 27, 2011
By: Caitlin Porter
Unit 6Identify
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Pancho Villa(5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923)
provisional Governor of Chihuahua in 1913 and 1914
seized hacienda land for distribution to peasants and soldiers
ordered nearly 500 Mexican members of his revolutionary group to make a cross-border attack on New Mexico (also attacked Texas)
retired in 1920
given a large estate which he turned into a "military colony"
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Franz Ferdinand(18 December 1863–28 June 1914)
born in Graz, Austria, the oldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia
from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne
assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia
caused Germany and Austria-Hungary, and countries allied with Serbia to declare war on each other, starting World War I
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Alliespeople, groups, or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
associations may be called Allied Powers, especially when discussing World War I or World War II
formal military alliance is not required for being perceived as an ally—co-belligerence, fighting alongside someone, is enough
with a capital "A", usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers in World War I, or those who fought against the Axis Powers in World War II
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Central Powers(28 June 1914)
one of the two sides that participated in World War I
also known as the Triple Alliance, the other being the Triple Entente (Allied Powers)
made up of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria
name is derived from the location of these countries; all four were located between the Russian Empire in the east and France and the United Kingdom in the west
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Sussex Pledge(1916)
promise made by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war. Early in 1916
Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare,
primary elements of this undertaking were:
Passenger ships would not be targetedMerchant ships would notbe sunk until the presence of weapons had been establishedMerchant ships would not be sunk without provision for the safety of passengers and crew
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Zimmermann telegram(1917)
diplomatic proposal from the German Empire to Mexico to make war against the United Statesproposal was declined by Mexico, but angered Americans and led in part to a U.S. declaration of war in Aprilmessage came as a coded telegram to the German ambassador in Washington, D.C., at the height of World War I.was intercepted and decoded by the British cryptographers of Room 40revelation of its contents caused public outrage that contributed to the U.S.'s declaration of war against Germany and its allies on April 6
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War Industries Board(established on July 28, 1917)
United States government agency established during World War I to coordinate the purchase of war suppliesencouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiencyurged them to eliminate waste by standardizing productsboard set production quotas and allocated raw materialsconducted psychological testing to help people find the right jobs
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Bernard Baruch(August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965)
born in Camden, South CarolinaAmerican financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultantadvised U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic mattershe became known for discussing government affairs with other people while sitting on a park benchThe Saratoga Race Course named the Bernard Baruch Handicap in his honor.
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Liberty Bond(1917-1918)
war bond that was sold in the United Statessupport the allied cause in World War Ibecame a symbol of patriotic duty in the United Statesintroduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first timeAct of Congress which authorized the Liberty Bonds is still used today as the authority under which all U.S. Treasury bonds are issued
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Victory Bond(1917,1918)
debt securities issued by a government purpose of financing military operations during times of wargenerate capital for the government and make civilians feel involved in their national militariesuseful as a means of controlling inflationGovernment-issued war bonds tend to have a yield which is below market value and are often made affordable to all citizens
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Committee on PublicInformation
(April 13, 1917)
also known as the CPI or the Creel Committeeindependent agency of the government of the United Statescreated to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in World War Iused every medium available to create enthusiasm for the war effortenlist public support against foreign attempts to undercut America's war aims
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Vladimir Lenin(22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924)
Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician
led the October Revolution of 1917
leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years (1917–1924)
lead the country through the Russian Civil War
worked to create a socialist economic system
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk(March 3, 1918)
between Russia and the Central Powersheaded by Germany marked Russia's exit from World War Iprovide some relief to the Bolsheviks, who were tied up in fighting the Russian Civil Waraffirmed the independence of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Lithuania
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Fourteen Points(January 8, 1918)
speech delivered by United States President Woodrow Wilsonintended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europehis Allied colleagues were skeptical of the applicability of Wilsonian idealismdelivered 10 months before the Armistice with Germanybecame the basis for the terms of the German surrender
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League of Nations(1919–1946)
intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conferencegoals included preventing war through collective security, disarmament, and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitrationOther goals included labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, global health,and protection of minorities in Europerepresented a fundamental shift in thought from the preceding hundred years
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Treaty of Versailles(signed on 28 June 1919)
one of the peace treaties at the end of World War Iended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powersother Central Powers on the German side of World War I were dealt with in separate treatiesit took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude the peace treatyregistered by the Secretariat of the League of Nations
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Red Scaredenotes two distinct periods of strong Anti-Communism in the United StatesFirst Red Scare (1919 to 1920)About worker (socialist) revolution and political radicalismthe Second Red Scare (1947 to 1957)Focused on (national and foreign) communists influencing society or infiltrating the federal government, or both.
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A. Mitchell Palmer(May 4, 1872 – May 11, 1936)
Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921nicknamed The Fighting Quaker directed the controversial Palmer Raidsadvocated lower tariffs despite the popularity of tariffs in his home district and stateplayed a key role in holding the Pennsylvania delegation together in voting for Wilson
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J. Edgar Hoover(January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972)
First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States.he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935credited with building the FBI into a large and efficient crime-fighting agencyhe also instituted a number of modern innovations to police technology, such as a centralized fingerprint file and forensic laboratories.critics have accused him of exceeding the jurisdiction of the FBI.
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