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nationalism
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too many counrtues were
1st source of tention prior to WWI having to much pride for their country and lots of ethnic goiups didn't have their own country |
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political rivalries/imperialism
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2nd source of tention prior to WWI
European nations start compeating for colonies |
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alliance system
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3rd source of tention
1. triple alliance- Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany. 2. triple entente- France, Great Britain and Russia. |
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alliance
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when 2 orm ore countries join together
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strongest of alliance's
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triple entente
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militarism
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4th source of tention
belief/reliance of having a strong military |
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Archduke __________, assassinated by __________(member of _____) , because ______________. 1
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated byGavrilo Princip (member of the Black hand) because he wantd Bosnia to be free of Austria- hungary and become part of Serbian kingdom.
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Austrian leaders sent an ______ to Serbia. 2
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ultimatum
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ultimatun
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final demand
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blank check 3
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when Germany tell austria- hungary they will support then no matter what
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Czar _________ ordered partial ___________ of russian army against austria-hungary
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czar NicholasII ordered a partial mobilization
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mobilization
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preparing for war. moving soldiers to the front line
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Schlieffen plan 4
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german plan. says if two front war happens. attack france through denmark first and then attack russia.
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propoganda
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ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
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trench warfare
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fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire
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war of attribution
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a war based on wearing the other side down by sonstant attacks and heavy losses
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total war
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everything does toward war and involves complete mobilization
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planned economy
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economic system directed by government agencies
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no mans land
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the area between ditches
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Eastern front
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russia got defeated and was no longer a threat to Germany. Italy joined triple entente and became the allied powers or allies.German autrian army defeated russia knocking them back to their own territory and almost out of the war ith 2.5 million dead or hurt
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Western front
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battle or marne. stops german advance into paris.turned into a stalemate. Trench warfare for 4 or 5 years
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battle of tannenburg and masurian lakes
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russia was defeated
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battle of marne
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stops german advance into paris
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battle of verdun
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700,000 men killed battle over verdun
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gallipoli campaign
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gallipoli- sw of constantinople. forced allies to withdraw b/c general took tea time.
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lawrence of arabia
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british officer. urged arab princes to revolt against their ottoman overlords. Arabs were promised independence.
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3 reasons why the US got involved in the war
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lusitania got sunk, unrestricted bubmarine warfare and zimmerman telegram
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Lusitania
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100 americans on board. sunk by germans.
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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germans started back on this- any ships passingto britain or france get sunk
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zimmerman telegram
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germans asked mexico if they would like to join central powers and attack US. mexico said no
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war of attribution
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a war based on wearing the other side down by sonstant attacks and heavy losses
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total war
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everything does toward war and involves complete mobilization
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planned economy
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economic system directed by government agencies
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no mans land
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the area between ditches
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Eastern front
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russia got defeated and was no longer a threat to Germany. Italy joined triple entente and became the allied powers or allies.German autrian army defeated russia knocking them back to their own territory and almost out of the war ith 2.5 million dead or hurt
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Western front
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battle or marne. stops german advance into paris.turned into a stalemate. Trench warfare for 4 or 5 years
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battle of tannenburg and masurian lakes
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russia was defeated
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battle of marne
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stops german advance into paris
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battle of verdun
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700,000 men killed battle over verdun
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gallipoli campaign
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gallipoli- sw of constantinople. forced allies to withdraw b/c general took tea time.
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lawrence of arabia
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british officer. urged arab princes to revolt against their ottoman overlords. Arabs were promised independence.
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3 reasons why the US got involved in the war
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lusitania got sunk, unrestricted bubmarine warfare and zimmerman telegram
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Lusitania
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100 americans on board. sunk by germans.
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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germans started back on this- any ships passingto britain or france get sunk
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zimmerman telegram
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germans asked mexico if they would like to join central powers and attack US. mexico said no
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isolationists
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won't get involved with anyone elses business
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read total war in hisotyr book
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yes
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allied powers
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great britain, france, russia, serbia, italy, US, japan
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Central powers
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germany, austria- hungary, ottoman empire and bulgaria
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new weapons of WWI
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machine guns
tanks airplanes submarines dept chargers mines poinson gas flame throwers |
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soviets
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russian council composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
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war communism
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government control of banks and most industries, seizing of grain from peasance and centralization of state administration under communist rule.
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Alexandra
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german born wife of Czar nicholas II. willful and stuborn. fell under influence of grigori rasputin
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Grigori Rasputin
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uneducated siberian peasanet who claimed to be a holy man. haled alexis, alexandra's son of hemophidia (bleading)
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alexander kerensky
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head of provisional gov, decided to stay in war to preserve russia's honor
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bolsheviks
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communists. dedicated to violent revolution under leadership of V I LININ
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V.I. Linin
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leader of Bolsheviks, believed that only violent overthwo of gov could destroy capilatist system and will make no classes
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leon trotsky
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commissar of war, head of red army. believed in rigid discipline
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break deadlock in western front
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germans attacked but troops defeated them. american troops were sent to france and began a steady movement toward germany
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armastice
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november 11 signed agreement to stop fighting but not stopping war
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treaty of versailles
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german borders were stripped of soldiers and weapons. ordered germany to pay reparations for all damageb/c of war
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reparations
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ordered germany to pay reparations for all damage bc of war in treaty of versailles
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war guilt clause article 231
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blames german for war
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David Loyd George
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england prime minister
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George Clemengsie
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France leader
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Woodrows 14 points
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basis for peace settlement, reach peace openly not through secret diplomacy, democratic govs, reduce militarism, political indepedence
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provisional government
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temporary government
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lenin's slogan about bolsheviks
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"peace, land, and bread"
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russian revolution
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bolshevisk come to power. bloodless. provisional gov overthworn, everyone's not happy and war breaks out
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treaty of brest- litovsk
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treaty b/x russians and germand when russians surrendered. huger amount of land was given to germans
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Russia got official new name
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USSP
Union of Soviet Socialists Republic |
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Effects of WWI
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redrawn ma, lost lots of land, new nation-states emerged, ottoman empire broken up, 24 million killed, germany blamed US didn't want anything to do with league of nations
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league of nations
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meet and help solve disputes
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