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70 Cards in this Set
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world court
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Hague Tribunal
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all Slavs =
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Pan-slavism
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Germany + Austra
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Central Powers
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France + Britain + Russia
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Allies
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'no war!'
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pacifism
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'we love the army!'
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militarism
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agree to follow same plan
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entente
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Three 19th-cent. peace efforts?
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Olympics, Nobel Prize, suffrage
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Nationalism, imperial rivalries, militarism-how did they affect tension?
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nationalism - France + Germany + beefy armies = tension
imperial rivalry - Germany + France + Morocco = dispute militarism - arms race |
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European alliances - why?
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distrust
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Alliances = more fear : why?
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Bigger war
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Why did Bismarck predict war?
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if everyone was like him, they'd attack each other
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War : more or less exciting now?
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nationalism - different than it used to be
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Austrian archduke assasinated
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Franz Ferdinand
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Ferdinand shooter
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Gavrilo Princip
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German speedy war plan
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Schlieffen Plan
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final demands
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ultimatum
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prepare military
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mobilize
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choosing no side
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neutrality
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Archduke assassinated-why? Reaction?
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Archduke = tyrant...Austria declared war.
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Germany, Russia, France, Britain--how were they drawn into war?
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Germany - Austrian alliance
Russia - Serbian alliance France - Russian alliance Britain - pissed at Russia |
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Who's responsible for war?
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everyone
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War--could have been avoided?
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No!
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Role of geography?
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fighting over borders
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battle lines with trenches
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Western Front
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long battle, France wins
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Verdun
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where Russia got its a-- kicked
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Tannenberg
("hide tanned" at "Tannenberg") |
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where Italy got its a-- kicked
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Caporetto
("Caporetto" where Italy got "capped") |
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where Turks beat Allies
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Gallipoli
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Brit who fought with Arabs
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T.E. Lawrence
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deadlock
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stalemate
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space between trenches
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“no man’s land”
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flying balloons
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zeppelins
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German subs
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U-boats
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groups of ships
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convoys
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Western Front stalemate-why?
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equal armies + trenches hard to capture
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technology in war?
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machine-guns, long-distance artillery, poison gas
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European colonies in war?
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natives drafted as soldiers
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chemical weapons-why banned?
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inhuman effects
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bad news--effects on hometowns?
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bad morale, turned away young men
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Russia-Germany treaty
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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American prez who fought in WWI
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Woodrow Wilson
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ship that Germany sank
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Lusitania
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Wilson's list for peace
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Fourteen Points
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all resources for war
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total war
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the draft
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conscription
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spreading ideas for war
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propaganda
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horrible act
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atrocity
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choose-yr-own govt
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self-determination
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agreement to end fighting
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armistice
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govt control of public-how?
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economy - conscription, raised taxes, borrowed money
public opinion - censoring the press, spreading propaganda |
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Russian wartime failure-why?
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no public confidence
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US declare war-why?
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U-boats shooting US ships
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American entry-effects?
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morale boost, money
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Reread the poem. To whom is the poem addressed? What does it suggest about the effects of trench warfare?
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It's addressed to the people back at home who see the war from afar. He says that it's "hell."
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suffragist's supported the war?
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Definitely! new jobs
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British prime minister
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David Lloyd George
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French leader
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Georges Clemenceau
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international government
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League of Nations
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treaty at end of WWI
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Treaty of Versailles
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widespread disease
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pandemic
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re-payments for war
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reparations
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lots o' nations act together
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collective security
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territory administered by western powers
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mandate
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Europe after WWI?
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Millions dead, land ravaged, millions in debt, political turmoil.
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3 issues at PPC?
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reparations, boundaries, Italy's secret agreement
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WW's goals at PPC-how different?
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democracy + 14 Pts
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treaties-how were they contra WW?
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ignored colonies
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mandate system changes in Africa?
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France, Britain given Germany's colonies
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WW--approve PPC?
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liked self-determined states, hated more colonies and secret agreements
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