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70 Cards in this Set
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What two countries have been fighting for over 500 years?
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France and Germany
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What two countries want to be the power in Western and Central Europe?
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France and Germany
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What country wants revenge for losing the Franco-Prussian War of 1870? Why?
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France. They want their land back.
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Who has the best army in the World?
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France
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Who has the second best army in the World?
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Germany
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Which country wants more land in the Balkans?
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Austria
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Who wants to increase its influence over the Balkans?
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Russia
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Who is the mother to all Slavs?
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Russia
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Which countries want to expand their power in the Balkans?
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Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece.
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Who wants to hold on to their land in the Balkans?
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Turks.
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What is Militarism?
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When you build a large army and navy, and you are tempted to use them.
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Who competes against each other to build the largest navy?
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Great Britain and France.
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During this time, who replaced the civilian governments, and are eager for war?
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Military Leaders.
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Do the citizens of these countries want to go to war?
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Yes.
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Why do the citizens want to go to war?
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Adventure, cute men in uniforms, expecting of quick ending of the war.
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If Austria is attacked, who will support them?
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Russia.
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If Russia is attacked, who will support them?
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France.
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If France is attacked, who will support them?
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Great Britain.
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If Britain is attacked, who will support them>
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Japan.
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Why did Ferdinand visit Sarajevo?
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Sign of peace.
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What was the significance of June 28, to Sarajevo?
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This is the day they gained their independence from Austria.
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To avoid war, Serbia must do what?
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End all Anti-Austrian activity.
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Who leads the investigation of the assassination?
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Austria.
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Every _______ involved in the assassination would be put to death.
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Serbia.
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Who will never agree to the points of the Ultimatum?
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Serbia.
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Which country promises full support to Austria (The Black Hand)?
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Germany.
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Who will support Serbia because of their ethnic background?
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Russia.
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Who declares war on Russia hoping to catch them before the Russian army is ready?
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Germany.
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Why does France declare war on Germany?
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They want their land back from the Franco-Prussian War, they hate Germans, France wants to use their new army.
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Who will cross through Belgium in order to capture Paris.
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Germany.
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What was the significance of June 28, to Sarajevo?
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This is the day they gained their independence from Austria.
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To avoid war, Serbia must do what?
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End all Anti-Austrian activity.
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Who leads the investigation of the assassination?
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Austria.
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Every _______ involved in the assassination would be put to death.
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Serbia.
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Who will never agree to the points of the Ultimatum?
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Serbia.
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Which country promises full support to Austria (The Black Hand)?
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Germany.
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Who will support Serbia because of their ethnic background?
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Russia.
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Who declares war on Russia hoping to catch them before the Russian army is ready?
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Germany.
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Why does France declare war on Germany?
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They want their land back from the Franco-Prussian War, they hate Germans, France wants to use their new army.
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Who will cross through Belgium in order to capture Paris.
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Germany.
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Once Belgium is invaded by Germany, who declares war on Germany?
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Great Britain.
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Who does Austria want to punish for the cause of the war?
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Serbia.
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Who does Germany want to be a good friend to?
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Austria.
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Who does Russia want to defend?
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Slavs.
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Who wants revenge on Germany?
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France.
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Who wants to defend Belgium?
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Great Britain.
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Who was totally unprepared during this time?
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Italy.
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Who wants to be a world power?
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Japan.
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Who stays neutral but tries to make money off the war?
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The United States.
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Who mobilized their army faster than Germany expected?
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Russia.
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Who had to switch troops from the Western Front in order to slow the Russians down?
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Germany.
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Which battle does France stop the Germans at?
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The battle of Marne
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Who must slow down in France because of their shortage of troops?
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Germany.
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The trench systems ran all the way from ________ to _______.
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Switzerland, English Channel.
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The trenches were _____.
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Large enough to have train lines in them.
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What was life like in the trenches?
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Disgusting.
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What were everywhere near the trenches?
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Snipers.
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Who launched counter-attacks across no-man's-land in order to regain land?
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The Allies.
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In which battle will Great Britain lose over 60,000 men?
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Battle of Somme.
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Who launches an attack on the French overdun which cost both sides one million men killed?
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Germany.
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New weapons dominated the battlefield, and made it...?
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Easier to defend than attack.
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New technology included...
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Machine gun, poison gas, airplanes, tanks, U-Boats (Submarines), Zeppelins (Blimps).
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The Germans stop the Russians at what battle?
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The Battle of Tannenburg.
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What generals throw their troops with only spears against German machine guns?
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Russian generals.
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Which country is destroyed and taken over by Austria?
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Serbia.
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Who takes over the German Pacific Colony?
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Japan.
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Who attacks the Germany colonies in Africa?
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France and Great Britain.
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Who joins the Central Powers in 1914 in order to gain more land in the Balkans?
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Turkey.
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Where did Britain and France attack Turnkey by sea?
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Gallipoli.
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Who lost more than 100,000 men in the Gallipoli invasion?
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Britain.
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