24 Flashcards

1
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The triple entente, called the

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allied powers

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list the triple entente

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england- prime minister Lloyd George
france- george clemenceau
russia- czar nicholas II

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3
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joined to gain territory

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italy

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4
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the triple allaince, called the

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central powers

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5
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list the triple alliance

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germany, austria-hungarian empire

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6
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ottoman empire

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old sick man

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7
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cause of WWI

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nationalism
imperialism
entangling alliances
militarism-germany’s rise as a world power

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8
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the event that sparked the war

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the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand and his wife sophia

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9
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new technology to break the stalemate

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the tank
chemical weapons
the flame thrower

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10
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the greatest battle of attrition in history

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verdun

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one of the bloodiest and most futile battles in all of history

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the battle of the somme

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12
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reasons for america’s involvement

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economic
unrestricted submarine warfare
anti-german propaganda

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13
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USSR

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the union of soviet socialist republic

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14
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signs of the armistice

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nov 11, 1918 at 11:00 AM

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15
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the signing of the armistice known to the germans as the

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stab in the back

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16
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but what hitler will skillfully call _______________ the jews, communists, and democrats

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the november criminals

17
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ethnic groups should be able yo decide for themselves what nation they would belong to

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self determination

18
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point 14, general association of nations to quarantine the security of great and small nations alike

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the league of nations

19
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the big 4

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france, george clemenceau
england, Lloyd george
italy, orlando
america, woodrow wilson

20
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terms of the treaty

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  • germany was forced to give up 13% of its land to the allies and all its colonies, germany’s desire to reclaim lost land
    -germany was forced to give up 80% of its navy, air force, and reduce its army to 100,000 soldiers, german desire to be strong and great again
21
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this clause/provision forced germany to accept responsibility for the war

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war guilt clause

22
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in doing so, germany was forced to pay

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reparations war damage

23
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what was another name for WWI

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the war to end all wars