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