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19 Cards in this Set
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What was the purpose of the Van Shliefflin plan? |
Germany attacked France which was stronger than Russia, then Russia |
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What is glorifying war & keeping an army prepared for war? |
Militarism |
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In the late 1800s, which 2 countries competed for domination of EUROPE? (Which 2 countries could have stopped the war) |
Germany & England |
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France regretted losing what region to Germany? |
Alsace Lorraine |
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Prior to WW1, Otto Von Bismarck was the prime minister of Germany. He felt that what country was the biggest threat to Europe? |
France |
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Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of what country? |
Austria-Hungary |
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What region of Europe was considered the "powder keg" of Europe? (Where could trouble be brewing?) |
The baltics |
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Who led Germany during the end of the 1800s & most of WW1? |
Kaiser Wilhelm II |
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What nation was the 1st to declare war? |
Austria-Hungary |
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Why does England enter WW1? |
Germany was trying to attack France through Belgium. |
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Towards very end of WW1, how do the parisians stop the Germans from attacking Paris? |
They got taxi cabs to transport soldiers |
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What is TOTAL WAR? |
When a country invests all resources to the war |
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What event causes Italy to stop supporting Germany & quit the triple alliance? |
When Germany goes into Belgium |
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What products were rationed? |
Domestic goods/products |
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What does Germany do to {sneakily} get Russia out of the war? |
They sneak back the Revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin |
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What is propaganda used for? |
One- sided information |
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What is trench foot? |
Soldiers standing in muddy trenches... mud gets absorbed in their feet. Prevent it by wearing clean socks! |
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Germany sends a telegram to what country promising to help them regain territory? What is the name of the telegram? |
Mexico; Zimmerman telegram |
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Treaty of Versailles... What was Woodrow Wilson's plan? |
The 14 points |
