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20 Cards in this Set
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What were the general causes of WWI?
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Imperial, industrial, and commercial rivalry
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Between what two countries military rivalry and arms race was most intensive in the 1900s?
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Britain and Germany
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What country longed for revenge on Germany?
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France
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What European statesman was responsible for keeping balance of power in Europe during the 1870s and 80s?
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Bismark
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What was the Dreikeizerbund and were its major provisions and goals?
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League of 3 Emporers (Austria, Germany, Russia). Prevent alliance between Russia and France.
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What happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1875?
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1st Balkan Crisis
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What were the major provisions of the Treaty of San-Stefano?
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Bulgaria independent. Russia liberated Bosnia. Gain compensations.
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What European countries objected the Treaty of San Stefano and why?
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Germany (lost land)
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What was the major goal of the Congress of Berlin in 1871?
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Renew treaty and Brit and Austria concerned about lands divided up in the Ottoman empire.
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What European statesman was in charge of the Congress of Berlin?
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Bismark
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What were the principle achievements of the Congress of Berlin?
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Divided lands up
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What country was allowed to occupy Tunisia, according the Congress of Berlin agreements?
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France
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What was the Dual Alliance?
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Germany and Austria agreed to aid if attacked by Russia or be neutral if someone else.
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What was the Triple Alliance and what were its principle goals?
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Italy joined Germany and Austria
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What development led to the formation of the Triple Alliance in 1882?
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Italy in conflict with France. Triple Alliance now France or Russia.
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In what ways the views of William II about politics differed from those of Otto von Bismarck?
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Abandon isolationism
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Who was Leo von Caprivi?
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Anti Britain, German navy, new prime minister.
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What was the Weltpolotik?
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World politics. More nationalism
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What country supported Moroccan independence in 1911?
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France vs. Germany
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Who were the Young Turks?
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weltpolitik
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