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25 Cards in this Set
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Lost Alsace and Lorraine in the Franco Prussian War
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France
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What did France want to expand prior to WWI
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North Africa and Indochina-Asian holdings (Called French-Indochina)
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Describe Britain's mindset prior to WWI with foreign matters
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They wanted their "Splendid Isolationism"
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What did Austria-Hungary want to limit prior to WWI
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radical nationalism, especially among the Slavic population
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Where did Russia want to expand prior to WWI
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Balkans and against Ottoman territory
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Who was in the Three Emperors League
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
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Why did the Three Emperors League collapse
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Russia wants to expand into the Balkans and Austria already has holdings there; conflict with Russia and Austria
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Why was the Congress of Berlin called?
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Great Britain and Austria didn’t like what Russia had already gained against the Ottomans, and they believed that Russia gained too much from the Russo-Turkish war
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Stated that if Russia attacks Germany or Austria, they would both help each other out; Germany and Austria peace treaty
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1879 – The Dual Alliance
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What dissolved the renewed Three Emperors League
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The Moore revolt and warfare in the Balkans
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Italy was secretly asked to join this alliance with Germany and Austria
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The Triple Alliance - 1882
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Who begins to build up the German navy to let it compete with Great Britain
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Kaiser Wilhelm II (r. 1888 – 1918)
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What did Wilhelm II do with Bismarck?
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He dismissed him
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Who made up the Triple Entente
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France, Great Britain, and Russia
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Why was the Triple Entente made?
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France and Russia made the Franco-Russian alliance because they felt as if Germany was becoming too strong, and Great Britain saw Germany build up their navy
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Settled the colonial differences between France and Great Britain
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Entente Cordiale
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He helped to really usher in the industrial revolution; Russian czar
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Nicholas II (1868 – 1918)
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His slogan was “Peace, land, and bread”
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Lenin
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Who began to form the Red Army, which was made up of people who would fight for communism
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Trotsky
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This treaty is signed, officially taking Russia out of the war
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Brest-Litovsk
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Who fought in the Russian civil war?
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Whites (Opposed to the revolution: Those who wanted a republic, those who liked the Czar, and other European countries who were against communism) Vs. the Reds (Those who supported communism)
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Lenin instated the secret police called the
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Cheka
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Lenin's economic policy
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New Economic Policy (NEP)
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Allowed for Farmer's to sell their surplus for a profit
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NEP
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These included that anyone who wanted to be communist had the join the Comintern, which is acknowledging Bolsheviks
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