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Causes of WWI
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1. Imperialism-expansion
2. Militarism-Huge Armies 3. Alliances 4. Nationalism-love/pride in your country |
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Francis Ferdinand
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the heir to the Habsburg (Austrian) throne. Assassinated
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Who were the allied powers
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russia, france, britain, usa, italy
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Who were the central powers?
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germany, Ottoman Empire, bulgaria, italy
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WWI Began
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July 28 1914
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Technologies of Tactics of WWI
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Trench War
Planes Tanks Flame Throwers Gas U-Boats |
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War of Attrition
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fighting in which each side in war tries to wear down and outlast the other in weapons, food, & ppl
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Lusitania
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a british passenger liner off the coast of Ireland sunk bye German Submarine
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Woodrow Wilson
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President of the US during WWI tried to stay out
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Ferdinand Foch
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American supreme commander French allied
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Marne
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river near paris where germany attacked on france in 1914
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Verdun
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German went on high command here hoping to drain french resources french/ belgium border city w/ huge casualities
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John J Pershing
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"Black Jack" leader of american expidetion force in france
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Armistice
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ending of hostilities until a formal treaty can be completed NOV. 11 1918...Peace, veterans day
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End of WWI
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Nov 11 1918
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Results of WWI
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1.huge casualties (the war to end all wars)
2.germany, italy were stopped 3.world depression 4.treaty caused hatred (WWII) 5.Changed the map of Europe |
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Causes of WWII
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1.bitterness over WWI & treaty
2.power hungary dictatorship 3.alliances-axis powers 4.appeasement to hitler & dictatorships 5.german invasion of poland |
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WWII began
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september 1 1939
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blitzkrieg
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"lightening war" descriptive of hitlers swift and sever attack on Poland
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dunkirck
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"miracle" at this belgian city where thousands of british were there
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Battle of britain
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german air force raids and british efforts to counter them during WWII for months
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neutrality acts
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US legislation in the 1930s prohibiting loans and arms sales to warring nations
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Pearl Harbor Attack
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December 7 1941
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holocaust
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act of genocide by the nazis during WWII in which european jews were slaughtered
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auschwitz
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most notorious of the nazi concentration camps, located southern poland
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treblinka
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german concentration camp known for medical experiments
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bataan death march
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forced march of allied prisoners up the Bathan Peninsula during which japanese gaurds killed more than 600 americans & up to 10,000 filipinos
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stalingrad
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prisoners on a long march (thousands died) vicious battle Germans/Russians
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d-day
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day on which allied sodiers landed on mormandy beaches during WWII to begin the invasion of france
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Victory in europe
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Germany surrendered to Allieds, VE day
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Victory in Europe
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May 8 1945
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Kamikaze
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suicide plane missions by japanese pilots
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atomic bombing of hiroshima
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aug 6 1945
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atomic bombing of nagaski
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aug 9 1945
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victory over japan (VJ day)
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sept 2 1945
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results of WWII
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1.app 50 million died (ussr 20 mill +)
2.hitler-mussoline-tojo stopped 3.2 super powers US-USSR 4.Cold war 5.atomic age 6.east-west germany |
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