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46 Cards in this Set
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This led to the outbreak of the Great War
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felt they had to uphold power of allies
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First World War destroyed the basic intellectual belief in_______
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belief on progress
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Before WWI the outlook for the future was
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highly optimistic
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Immediate cause of WWI
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assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
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19th century political movement responsible for WWI
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nationalism
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conscription of military cause the military to ____
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double in size
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Scheliffan Plan
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Germany's military plan to invade France then Russia
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Rivalry between ___ and ____ created tension in WWI
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Austria and Russia
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Thorn in Austria's side.
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Serbia
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occured Eve of outrbreak of WWII
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william 2 attempted to engage Nicholas II in diplomatic dialogue to avoid war
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Austria's ultimatums to Serbia came because
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Austria recieved "blank check"
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August 1914 perception of war
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war would be very short
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Most Europeans felt the Great War woould be
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an exciting emotional release
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Consequence of WWI in the first year
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deadly stalemate on western front
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trecnh warfare created
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long periods of dreary boredom
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World War in east compared to West
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more mobility than west
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Usual tactic of trench warfare
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used heavy artillery bombardments
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innovations in battle included
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poison gas shells
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as fought in WWI trench warfare
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(a&c) senseless slaughter and became increasingly unreal
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soldiers realized noone could gain advantage...
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daily life became squalid and miserable
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Entry of the U.S. gave allies
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gave the nearly defeated allies a psychological boost
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cheif reason for entry of U.S.
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violation by German of neutrality and freedom of seas
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WWI the Turkish Ottoman Empire fought with
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Austria and Germany
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Diplomats incapable of slowing war created
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complex, rigid, and demanding mobilization
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Euro. states in WWI had to effect organize masses...
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(all the above) central, eco. reg., public manipulation
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Public morale ebbed
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police powers expanded
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Georges Clemenceau said
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"War is too important to be left to generals"
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internal opposition from
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liberalist and socialist
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death rates increase in what group
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junior officers and unskilled laborers
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one socieconomic group who benefited
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large industrialists
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Collapse of Russian leadership was not aided by...
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the leadership of Mensheviks
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Russian army owes didn't include:
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not enough manpower
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Best applies to Nicholas II
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Alexandra kept isolated
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VI Lenin was
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leader of anti democratic Bolsheviks
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April Theses
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outlined a specifically Russian movement
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Bolshevik seizure of power led to
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ratified redistrubtion of land
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Bolsheviks prevailed due to
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ruthless discipline
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Who were the Cheka?
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Bolshevik secret police unit
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2nd Battle of Marne
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created several independent rebulics
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German November REvolution of 1918 led to
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German republic with socialist in power
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Not created out of Austria-Hungary
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Poland
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Woodrow Wilson wanted
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assure acceptance of 14 points
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motivation of Clemenceau's armistice
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punish Germany and gain French security
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Treaty of Versailles
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forced Germany to acknowledge "war guilt"
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Versailles Treaty (germany didn't accept)
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Article 231
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World War I in East Europe
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emergence of new nation-state
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