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Alliances, War and a Troubled Peace, Chapter 26 Flashcards

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Significance of new German Empire

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Rival to Britain, tremendous human and natural resources, Industrial economy, strong military, weakened Austria France Russia

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Bismarck’s goal for Germany

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He was content with what Germany had and didn’t want to make any further territorial gains he knew fighting with other countries could weaken Germany

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Russo-Turkish War of 1877

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Slavic rebellion against Turkish rule, Russia in as big brother in hopes of gaining the Dardenelle Strait or Constantinople, Treaty of San Stefano= freed Slavic states and gained territory which alarmed Austria and Britain

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Congress of Berlin

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International that met to discuss the Treaty of San Stefano, Bismarck was the honest broker, strong negative effects on Russia, Bulgaria was reduced 2/3 in size, England gained Cyprus, recognized France’s colonies in North Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina were given to Austria-Hungary

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Who were apart other the 3 Emperor’s League, Triple Alliance, Dual Alliance, Entente Cordiale, Triple Entente

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Germany, Austria, Russia

Italy, Germany, Austria

Germany, Austria

France, Britain

France, Britain, Russia

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Kaiser Willhelm II

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Young, Hotheaded, disagreed with Bismarck, dynasty and military, fired Bismarck, wanted to be like the British

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Powder Keg of Europe

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The Balkans

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Factors that led to World War I

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Troubles in the Balkans (Balkan Wars), Bosnian Crisis, Second Moroccan Crisis, Alliances

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Impact of Second Moroccan Crisis

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Threatened Britain’s security, turned entendre cordial into a de facto alliance, shows that Turkey is weak

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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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The Black Hand knew Ferdinands motorcade route and stationed seven assassins along it with a bomb, gun and cyanide pill, the first one missed and blew up the car behind it resulting in a changed motorcade route but before Ferdinand leaves he wants to visit the victim’s in the hospital and one of the assassins see him and shoot him, Gavrilo Princip

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Responses from Dual Alliance and Triple Entente after the assasination

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Germany gave Austria a blank check, Austria gave Serbs an unrealistic ultimatum, Russia and France.mobilize troops and Great Britain has no reason tonight involved

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First country to mobilize against Russia

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Austria-Hungary

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The Schlieffen Plan

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Avoid two front war, get rid of France first, distract the troops in a different part of France and then go through the low countries and.sweep up behind them and defeat them

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Why was Germany blamed for the war

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German bullying was the root of many of the crises, pushed Austria into the war in attempts to achieve a higher standing in the world

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Potential numbers of trained soldiers available for the war

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GB- 711,000
F- 1,250,000
I- 750,00
R- 1,200,000
G- 2,200,000
AH- 810,000
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Characteristics and Battles of the Western Front

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Where the war starts and most of it takes place, trench warfare, Battle of the Marne

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Weapons used during WWI

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Machine Guns, Artillery, Poison Has, Tanks, Airplanes, Zeppelines, Submarines

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New entries into the war starting in 1915

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Turkey and Bulgaria gained the central powers

Italy, Japan and Romania join the Allies

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Colonel T.E. Lawrence’s role in WWI

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He guided a movement of Arab independence from Turkey

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Battle of Gallipoli

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Masterminded my Winston Churchill, goal was to take the Dardenelle Strait and Constantinople,break stalemate, kick Turkey out of the war, failed

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Reasons for US entry into the war

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Sinking of the Lusitania, Unrestricted German Submarine warfare, Zimmerman Note, Russian Revolution= Russia withdrew from the war and allies

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Woodrow Wilson’s view on WWI

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He didn’t want to get involved but stated that if Germany attacked America again they would get involved

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Causes of the March Revolution in Russia

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Collapse of the monarchies ability to govern

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Significance of Rasputin in Russian political affairs

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Greatly controlled the Queen of Russia due to his ability to cure her hemophilian son

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Bolsheviks

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Worked against Provisional government, leaders included Trotsky, Lenin, Stalin, Khlomenov, peace, bread, land

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Actions of Bolsheviks after they seized power

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Nationalize the land, workers took charge of plants, state played government debt, church property went to the state, took Russia out of the war

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Treaty of Brest- Litovsk

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Russia yielded Poland Finland Baltic States and Ukraine, paid heavy war fees, gave some territory to Turkey

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Soviets

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Council of workers that had been discontent, peasants, local councils, building blocks of communism

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Last German Offense

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The second battle of the Marne in which Germany has a last ditch effort to gain traction in the war, failed

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Casualties of World War I

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10 million deaths, 4 million (central), 5 million (allies) 1 million (civilians)

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Effects of the war

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Germany became a republic, huge casualties, Political Upheaval, Economic Turmoil, USA became a superpower, Communism and Facism rose up, WWII

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Results regarding the Ottoman Empire

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Split up into mandates, mainly France and Britain would administer the mandates until Turkey got it together

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Greco-Turkish War

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Fight over Turkish land, newly independent Greece invaded in hopes of gaining territory, Ataturk drove them out

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The Big Four

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Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Vittori Orlande

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Obstacles of Peace

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Publicity, Woodrow Wilson, nationalism, Victors, Bolshevism

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What demanded of Germany in the Treaty of versaille

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Lost territory, lost military capabilities, reparations of 15-20 billion

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League of Nations

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Woodrow Wilson, Britain France Italy Japan America, ineffective had no military backing and was unable to make decisions, America was forced to abandon it

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Key parts of the Fourteen Points

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Self determination, open diplomacy, freedom of seas, disarmament, league of nations

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WWI impact on Colonies

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Germany was stripped of its colonies and the Ottoman Empire was essentially broken into colonies, Colonial people were now seen as military resources, failed the hopes of colonial people for self determination

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Criticisms regarding the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

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Too idealistic, France believed it was too soft, Britain and France felt it went against their liberal ethics, create another war

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