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TWE was France involved in the Balkans? |
Provided finan aid & military training to make S strong to tie up AH inconflict |
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What happened in Serbia, 1903? |
- Serbia's king and queen who were friendly withHapsburg murdered & replaced with dynasty loyal to Russia |
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What war happened in 1905? |
Russo-Japanese War took tool on Russia so R didn't help S in 1908 |
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What happened on June 28 1914? |
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand & wife Sophie assassinated at Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - St. Vitus Day, mourning for Serbs inmemory of defeat of Serbian Kingdom by Ottoman Turks |
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Who is the leader of the Black Hand? |
Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijevic "Apis" - Black Hand formed in 1901 for "Greater Serbia" |
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When was the 1st Balkan War? |
1912 Serbia et al. drove Turkey to Instanbul |
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When was the 2nd Balkan War? |
1913 Serbia defeats Bulgaria, gain more land |
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What happened to Serbian PM in 1914? |
Pacifist PM Nikola Pasic forced out of officeby Hawks but reinstated under F & R insistence |
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TWE was Serbian Gov responsible for Sarajevo Crisis? |
- PM Pasic warned AH borders not to let 3 known B.H. members -- too late - Sent S ambassador in Vienna to warn AH but nationalist too vague in warning - Apis called off operation June 14 b/c risk but Gavrilo Princip ignored |
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Who were central figures in Germany on the eve of war? |
Gottliev von Jagow - Foreign Minister Bethmann von Hollweg - Chancellor Wilhelm II Hohenzollem - Kaiser |
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What was the Pig War? |
1906-1911 AH refused to import Serbian livestock |
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What is Bosnia and Herzegonina? |
- Legally part of Ottoman Empire - Administered by AH since 1979 - Annexed by AH 1908 |
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How was Albania created? |
- 1913 (2nd Balkan War) Bulgaria attacked S but defeated by S, Romania, Turkey etc. - S landlocked but gained coast - AH, F, B forced S to return coastal territory, which formed country of Albania; R did nothing -- again |
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Who is Count Istvan Tisza? |
PM of Hungary - Originally opposed war with Serbia |
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Who is the man who assassinated Franz Ferdinand? |
Gavrilo Princip Serbian youth in the Black Hand |
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TWE was Kaiser Wilhelm informed of AH's plans? |
- At start vacationing near Norway on sail boat - Dissuaded to return but did so anyways - Read S Ultimatum, agreed with Grey it was "a capitulation of the most humiliating kind" - Asked AH no declare war but delayed by B & J 12 hours - Not informed that AH intended to declare war that very day |
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When was the Serbian Ultimatum issued? |
July 23 1914 |
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What did Lord Grey propose? |
A conference of B, F, G, & Italy to discuss the issue |
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Who is Prince Karl Lichnowsky? |
German ambassador in Britain - Advised G that B would not remain neutral, no start war |
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What did Prince Heinrich, Wilhelm's brother, say? |
That King George (who had no real political power) gave impression that B would stay neutral - This view was believed over Lichnowsky's warnings |
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Who is the French ambassador in Germany and what did he do? |
Paleoloque Said France wanted R to be firm instead of following French PM's orders to urge R to resolve crisis |
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Who is German Chief of Staff and what did he do? |
Helmuth von Moltke Said he turning trains from west to east was "impossible" |
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Why does G mobilization mean war? |
The Schlieffen Plan - Take Paris in 6 weeks through Belgium - Believed R military weak, need more time to mobilize troops to G-R border |
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When did WW1 begin in earnest? |
German invasion of Luxembourg August 2 1914 |
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Statistics: Women in Germany |
Women in labour force increased from 35% to 55% |
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TWE were British reforms for women long-lasting? |
- Jan 1918 only women with property granted right to vote - Later 1918 women given right to hold elective office |
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How many men died in WW1? |
R - 1.8 million F - 1.4 B - 0.7 G - 2.0 AH - 1.0 |
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What was Russia's economy like before WW1? |
- By 1913 was largest agricultural producer in Europe - Economy growing at 3.25% per year |
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What percentage of Serbian, German, British, and French population died in the war? |
Serbia 15% B, F, G, 2-3% |
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When was the Blank Check issued? |
July 5 1914 -- 1 week after assasination |
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What is the Zimmermann Telegram? |
January 1917 - Alfred Zimmermann - G foreign minister to G ambassador in Mexico - Encourage Mexico to attack US & reclaim Texas, New Mexico, Arizon - Offered financial and Military support - Angered Americans |
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What is the Gallipoli Campaign and why was it significant? |
aka Dardanelles Campaign - B lost to 'sick man of Europe' Turkey - Complete FAIL |
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Who is in the Triple Alliance? When was it formed? |
May 1882 - G, AH, I - Defensive alliance - In 1914 Italy supported Triple Entente b/c G & AH were on offensive - Also I wanted regions in Trentino & Istria for Italy unification |
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What is the Reinsurance Treaty? |
1887 Secret treaty b/c G-R 1890 Treaty not renewed b/c public no support |
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What is the naval arms race? |
B/w B-G - 1889 B declares intention to maintain 2-power navy standard - 1898 G develops navy - G switches from 'Realpolitik' to 'Weltpolitik' |
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What is the Triple Entente? |
1891 F-R 1904 B-F 1907 B-R |