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30 Cards in this Set
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Why was World War I unlikely (3 reasons)?
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1) economic ties
2) cultural ties 3) family ties |
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What were the economic ties that put off WWI?
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The world was interdependent with trade and money.
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What were the cultural ties that put off WWI?
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There was a very uniform culture around the world. People also had a common education.
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What were the family ties that put off WWI?
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European monarchs were mostly cousins/decendents of Queen Victoria.
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List some of Queen Victoria's children and where they ruled.
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Wilhelm II (Germany), George V (Great Britain), and Alexandria (Russia).
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What were the four reasons why WWI occured?
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1) Imperialism
2) Militarism 3) nationalism 4) Alliances |
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Why was militarism a cause of the war?
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There were many new "war toys" which led to mroe competetion among nations.
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What nations were in the Triple Entante? What was another name for it?
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France, Russia and Great Britain. Allied Powers
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What nations were in the Triple Alliance? What was another name for it?
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Central Powers
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Who replaced Italy in the Triple Alliance?
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The Ottoman Empire.
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During what years did the war take place?
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1914-1918
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Why was Germany concerned at the begining of the war? What was their plan?
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They were worried about a two-front war. The VonSchliefen Plan.
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What was the VonSchliefen Plan?
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Germany would attack France in under six weeks by going through Belgium. Then they could defeat Russia once France was out of the picture.
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Why did the VonSchliefen Plan fail?
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Belgium attacked the Germans and stalled them long enough for the French to come
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After the Napoleonic assaults failed, what type of warfare did countries use? What did this result it?
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Trench warfare ended in a stalemate.
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Where did militarism start?
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Germany's superior army and navy
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What is nationalism?
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A devotion to the interests/culture of one's nation.
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Where was an example of nationalism?
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Russia and Austria-hungary were rivals for their influence in Serbia.
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What event sparked the war?
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The assasination of Archduke Ferdinand.
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Who was Archduke Ferdinand? Who killed him and where?
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He was heir to the Austrian throne and was killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo.
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Who blockaded Germany? What did this do and what were the results?
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Britain. It prevented weapons/supplies/food from entering/leaving Germany. This led to famine and 750,000 Germans starved.
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What were German submarines called?
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U-boats.
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What were four reasons for US entry into the war?
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1) Lusitania
2) Sussex 3) Zimmerman Note 4) Russain Revolution |
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What/when was the Lusitania? How many Americans were killed?
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Germany sank the British liner carrying 128 Americans in 1915.
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What/when was the Sussex? How many Americans were killed?
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Germany torpedoed the French passenger ship. 80 Americans were killed. 1916
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What did the Zimmerman Note propose?
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An alliance between Mexico and Germany so Mexico could declare war on the US.
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When was the Zimmerman Note intercepted?
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1917
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Why did the Russain Revolution help start the war?
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The Rusian monarchs were replaced by a representative government which gave a new reason to the war: war of democracies v. monarchies.
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How were women in America affected by the war (3 things)?
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1) women got men's old jobs
2) more public support of women suffrage 3) 19th Amendment (1919): women can vote |
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Why did thousands of Southern blacks move North during the Great Migration (3 reasons)?
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1) escape Jim Crow Laws/discrimination
2) bad cotton fields: more jobs in the North 3) less European immigration: more jobs for blacks |
