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What is militarism
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a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
(Countries want their military to be the biggest) |
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What is imperialism?
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a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially
(bigger countries make smaller countries their colonies) |
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What is nationalism?
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the belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation- that is, to the people with whom they share a culture and history- rather than to a king or empire
(pride in ones nation) |
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What is the "powder keg" of Europe?
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The Balkans were known as the "powder keg" of Europe. They had a long history of wanting freedom and having nationalist uprisings and ethnic clashes. |
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Who is Kaiser Willhelm II?
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*leader of Germany during WW1
*forced Bismark to resign *did not want to share power with anyone *eager to show the world how great Germany could be *declared that he was born with the army *let nation's treaty with Russia lapse in 1890 *challenged Britain *attempted to make German navy equal to Britain's |
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What European countries competed for industrial domination during the 1800's?
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England and *******
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Who was Otto Von Bismark? Why did he seek alliances that would later be called the Triple Alliance?
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*took over Germany / he was afraid of France so he joined their neighbors ( Austria-Hungary)
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What was significant about he assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Where did it take place and what happened?
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*caused WW1
*took place on June 28, 1914 * Sarajevo, the capital then of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Austrian-Hungary Empire. *Archduke and his wife were assassinated ********* |
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What was the Schleiffen Plan?
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Germany would defeat France quickly and then turn on Russia so they didn't need to fight on both sides but it didn't work
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Who were the Central Powers? Why were they given this name?
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*Germany, Austria-Hungary
*later (Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire joined) / *because they were at the center of Europe |
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Who were the Allied Powers?
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France, Italy, Great Britain, Russia (Serbia, Greece, and Romania)
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Why did Italy no longer support Germany and then side with the Allies?
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because they got mad that Austria-Hungary...
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What did the Central Powers gain over Russia at the battle near Tannenberg?
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East Prussia, numerous guns, and horses from the enemy
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Why was the First Battle of Marne so significant?
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it was the 1st major clash on the Western Front
*defeat of the Germans left Schlieffen Plan in ruins *Russian forces had already invaded Germany |
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What was trench warfare? What was it intended to accomplish?
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a form f warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield
to protech themselves from the new weapons (machine guns, tanks...) |
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What was "total war"?
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a conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort
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What is rationing?
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the limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy often imposed by governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply
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What is propaganda?
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information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause
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What was the Zimmerman note?
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*Germany (Zimmerman) wrote a letter to Mexico asking for them to help in exchange for American Land.
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What did armistice signed in November of 1918 accomplish?
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to agree to stop fighting the war for a little
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What were the 14 points?
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*plan for achieving a just and lasting peace
*first 5- an end to secret treaties freedom of the seas free trade reduced national armies 6-13- suggestions for changing borders and creating new nations (World Peace, Creating new nations/boarders, free trade, treating colonies more fair) |
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What was the Treaty of Versailles? Who assumed responsibility for the war? How did it affect Germany after the war?
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peace agreement between Germany and allied powers/
Germany/ It made them mad because they were isolated from Treaty of Versailles, limited military, lost some of territory, had to pay for the war, and admit it was their fault |
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What was the League of Nations? What was the American public's view of the League of Nations?
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14 points
U.S. and Germany were not allowed in it U.S. thought it was too mean so they weren't there |
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What did the Allies think of Wilson's view for peace?
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they wanted revenge and they didn't like his plan
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How did the war impact the economy of Europe?
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Countries were in debt (338 billion total)
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Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front during World War 1?
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A stalemate was developed on the Western Front during World War1 because of the way they fought, the weapons, and why it was hard to win. They fought through the process of trench warfare. Some of the weapons that were used that caused trench warfare would be machine guns, poison gas, and tanks. It was a hard war to win because the new weapons killed a lot of people.
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Why did Russia with draw from World War 1? Why did the United States enter World War 1?
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Russia with drew from the war because communist took over the country, which caused the revolution. They refused to fight and had to stop fighting World War 1 because they had to worry about stuff happening in their country.
The U.S. entered the war because Germany tried to get Mexico to fight U.S. The U.S. got mad at them. Germany was also attacking ships that had Americans on them. |
