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34 Cards in this Set
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Military blueprint that structured Germans actions in Austrian-Serbian War.
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Schlieffen Plan
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Accelerated mobilization process of war making war almost irrisistable to ignore.
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Railroads 1914
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Why did Britain enter the war when Germans invaded Belgium.
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Begium was a neutral nation and protected by Britain under a long standing treaty. Their brutality against France provoked Britain to repsond.
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What are the origins of WWI
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Nationalism in Eastern Europe
(serbians-austrians) International competition Mobilization and Industrialized Military Plans (shleiffen) Will to War (public pressure) |
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How did socialists feel about the war
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At first the SPD held anti-war parades but when war was declared they felt national loyalty was stronger than class loyalty.
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France, lots of rain, flat german machine guns, trenches
No Mans Land |
Western Front
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Constant push and shove
Hills and snow in Italian Alpes |
Eastern Front
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German commanders of WWI eastern front that skillfully maneuvered troops defeating Russia at the Battle of Tannenberg
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Paul Von Hindenberg 1847-1934
Erich Von Ludendorff 1865-1937 |
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Signed in March 1918 and ceded to Germany all of Russias western territories (Poland, Baltic states and byelorussia)
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The Treaty of Brest Liovsk
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When and why did the US declare war on Germany
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In March 1917 because Germany broke the unrestricted attack rule, sinking British ships killing over 100 Americans.
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French commanders on the Eastern Front
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Joseph Joffre and Ferdinand Foch
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British commander on the Eastern Front
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Douglas Haig
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Name of passenger liner Germans torpedoed during WWI killing over 128 Americans
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Lusitania
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A illiterate, faith healer who assisted Nicholas II wife while Nicholas led the army
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Grigorii Rasputin 1869-1916
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Russian parliament
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Duma
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Popular socialist and petrograd soviet member became prime minister
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Alexander Kerensky 1881-1970
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Directed the Spartacists (after Spartacus) and led rallies for Germans seeking a communist state.
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Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
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Head of SPD and chancellor of Germany
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Friedrich Ebert 1871-1925
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Declaration announcing Britains favoring of Zionist goal of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.
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Balfour Declaration
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Treaty between Germany and the Allies after WWI placing blame and financial implications against Germany
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Versailles Treaty
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What was Germanys biggest challenge during WWI
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Germany was being strangled from sea. There attacks against Britain called in the US Army
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What were Russias challenges during WWI
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Russia assembled their army quickly but were taken back by German commanders Paul and Erichs sneak attacks resulting in The Battle of Tannenberg.
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Socialist faction in the Pertograd Soviet emerged as a powerful revolutionary source
People over government |
The Bolsheviks
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Bolshevik Leader
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Vladamir Lenin
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They overthrew the Provisional Government for a Petrograd government. Promised Bread Land and Peace
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Bolshevik Revolution
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International organization that would oversee and have power to resolve disputes between nations.
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League of Nations
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Demanded a revolution of change in international affairs and had 14 points to emphasize them.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Weaknesses of the League of Nations
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No military power
Will to make it work None participation from all the states |
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Newly formed states were declared not healthy enough to manage themselves under the new modern world so the French and British controlled them also known as
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Mandate
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Nationalist movement that emerged in the late 19th century and sought to establish a jewish political state in Palestine
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Zionism
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Murdered by the Bolsheviks after he abdicted the throne, he was placed under house arrest and accused of many ridiculous accusations
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Tsar Nicholas II and his family
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The Dual Alliance became this when Italy joined the two Central Powers in 1882
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Triple Alliance
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What was Russias relationship with Austria pre WWI
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Russia served as a protector of Balkans and Slavic Serbia protecting its access to the Balkan region and sea. War between Austria and Serbia would damage this.
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Which race was murdered by Turkish troops in the Ottoman Empire
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Armenians
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