World History - Chapter 17, Sections 1 And 2

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Germany

Back 1

Who had the initial advantage and sought to make short work of the French by quickly attacking Paris?

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Russia

Back 2

What country suprised everyone and disrupted Germany's carefully planned strategy?

Front 3

France and Russia

Back 3

What two-front war did Germany fight against?

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Schieffen Plan

Back 4

This plan called for the Germans to send most of their forces west through neutral Belgium and quickly surround Paris.

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Belgium

Back 5

What country refused to allow travel through their country by the Germans?

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Germany

Back 6

This country broke their treaty with Belgium and forced their way through

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Britain

Back 7

Who was brought into the war by the broken treaty between Germany and Belgium?

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France

Back 8

Who was able to halt the German advance?

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Russia

Back 9

Who had initial success but later defeat?

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Stalemate

Back 10

The condition where armies on both sides have little gain.

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Modern weapons

Back 11

What industrial production made possible such horrific loss of life?

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Machine guns
flame throwers
shells with poisonous gas
tanks
submarines
zeppelin aircraft

Back 12

What inventions were designed for and used during WW1?

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media

Back 13

Governments on both sides used every available form of ___________ to maintain support for their side while demoralizing the enemy.

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national pride and atrocities (real and exaggerated)

Back 14

What did propaganda emphasize?

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Total war

Back 15

a war in which all the resources of a country are devoted to destroying the enemy.

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Russia defeating the Germans

Back 16

What resulted in the collapse of central government in Russia?

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Vladimir Lenin

Back 17

Who signed a treaty with the Germans and took Russia out of the war?

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April 6, 1917

Back 18

What day did America declare war on the Germans?

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Allies

Back 19

Who did the American forces provide an advantage for to help defeat the Germans?

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armistice (truce or ceasefire)

Back 20

What did the Germans agree to sign because they believed the Allies would treat them fairly?

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No

Back 21

Did the Allies treat the Germans fairly, as they thought?

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32

Back 22

How many nations attended the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919?

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countries that had supported the Central Powers and Russia because of its early withdrawl from the war.

Back 23

Who did the Allies exclude?

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5 - Treaty of Versailles

Back 24

How many treaties did the representatives formulate and which one was the most important?

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Allies and Germany

Back 25

A treaty between what two groups contained harsh demands and blamed Germany for the war?

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territory and its colonies

Back 26

What did Germany lose?

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reparations

Back 27

What was Germany ordered to pay as payment for war damages?

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10 million

Back 28

How many men died in battle?

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26 million

Back 29

How many men were wounded or missing in action?

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15,000

Back 30

How many people died each day of the war?

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350 billion

Back 31

What is the total direct and indirect cost of the war?

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England, France, and Spain

Back 32

What 3 countries had traditionally regarded each other as rivals?

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Germany

Back 33

What newly formed nation surged forward and turned former rivals into allies?

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Germany

Back 34

What country quickly industrialized?

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replacing Great Britain as Europe's primary industrial nation

Back 35

What was the German's goal at the beginning of the 20th century?

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France

Back 36

What country was humiliated by the Germans in 1870?

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Bismark

Back 37

Which German chancellor made alliances with other European powers to isolate the French diplomatically?

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England

Back 38

What country worked to maintain their isolation from the political strife that plagued western Europe?

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Russia

Back 39

What country encouraged the Balkan states to drive the Ottoman turks out of the Balkans?

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Russia

Back 40

What country sought to influence and later dominate the Balkan region?

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Science, technology, and progress

Back 41

Faith in what three things became prominent at the beginning of the 20th century?

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solve any problem and cure society's ills

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What did men begin to believe they could do?

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confidence in science and technology

Back 43

What ultimately led nations to stumble into a war that could not be resolved quickly?

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the atom

Back 44

Scientists made a number of discoveries about what and its structure?

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certain diseases

Back 45

Physicians developed a process to reveal and confirm the causes of what?

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Improvement in processing steel
the production of electricity and chemicals

Back 46

What led to a tremendous growth of technology during this period?

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Developments in chemicals

Back 47

What resulted in mass production of paper, soaps and fertilizer?

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Germany

Back 48

Who became the largest producer of chemicals?

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militaries

Back 49

What did several European nations build with capacity far beyond the need for defense?

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national glory and power

Back 50

A large army and navy became the expression of __________ and a symbol of _________.

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Germany and Italy

Back 51

What nations sought to gain access to foreign lands in order to compete with Britain and France?

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suspicion

Back 52

The increasing rivalry led to tension and __________ among European states.

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Bismark

Back 53

What German chancellor made an alliance with Russia and Austria-Hungary that protected Germany against an attack by France?

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Russia and Austria-Hungary

Back 54

What 2 countries did Bismark made an alliance with that protected Germany against an attack by France?

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Austria-Hungary and Italy

Back 55

What 2 countries did Bismark ally with when the agreement fell apart?

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Reinsurance Treaty

Back 56

What is the name of the secret treaty between Bismark and Russia that was crucial to protecting the German interests.

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Wilhelm II

Back 57

Who became the ruler of Germany in 1888 and dismissed Bismarck and allowed the Reinsurance treaty to expire?

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Russia

Back 58

What country did France convince to sign an alliance with them?

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Britain

Back 59

Wilhelm II proceeded to provoke what country by ordering the construction of a massive naval fleet?

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England

Back 60

What country did the Germans convince to end its isolation?

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Entente Cordiale (friendly understanding)

Back 61

What was the agreement entered into by Britain and France to defend against German aggression?

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Britain and France

Back 62

What 2 countries entered into the Entente Cordiale to defend against German agression?

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Triple Entente

Back 63

Russia joined this loose confederation with Britain and France

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Russia
the Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary

Back 64

What states had overlapping claims to land in the Balkan region?

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"power keg" of Europe

Back 65

What did overlapping claims and a growing sense of nationalism in the Balkans make this area called?

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June 28, 1914

Back 66

What was the date that WW1 started?

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the assassination of the Bosnian radical Archduke Francis Ferdinand - heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary

Back 67

What was the event that started WW1?

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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire

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Central Powers

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Russia
Serbia
France

Back 69

Allies