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Arms Race + Short Term Causes of WWI (quiz 6) Flashcards

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1
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What was the arms race about as much as nationalism and expansionism?

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nations’ insecurity

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2
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What was seen as a valid means of foreign policy?

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war

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3
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Which country was especially militaristic?

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Germany

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4
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What did the quest for colonies make countries?

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more militaristic

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5
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What impacted government attitudes towards war?

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imperialism

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6
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What did militarism result in?

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arms race

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7
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from 1870-1914, what changed in terms of great powers’ spending?

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there was a four-fold increase in defence spending

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8
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Why did Germany want a large standing army?

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They were worried due to their location close to France and Russia

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9
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How good was Germany’s standing army?

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very - largest and best in the world

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10
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What worried Germany in 1914 with Russia?

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They had the fastest growing army

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11
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What did nations introduce in addition to standing armies?

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conscription

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12
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What did conscription mean for countries?

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they had large numbers of trained reserves and many soldiers (except Britain)

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13
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what did imperialism lead to?

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arms race

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14
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What did Germany want as stated by Kaiser Wilhelm in 1900?

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‘a place in the sun’ = an empire as big as Britain’s

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15
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What did Germany need to keep up with Britain?

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A large navy

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16
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Who introduced the German Navy Law?

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Admiral Tirpitz

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17
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When was the German Navy Law introduced?

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1900

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18
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What was the Germany Navy Law?

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huge program of building war ships

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19
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Which countries built Dreadnoughts?

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Germany and Britain

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20
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How did the Dreadnought race impact countries?

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they reduced everybody else’s numbers to zero

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21
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How many Dreadnoughts did Britain want to have in 1909?

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4

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How many Dreadnoughts did the public in Britain want in 1909?

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8

23
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What were the effects of the arms race?

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it increased suspicion and hatred of other nations, and have nations a reason to wage war

24
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When was the First Moroccan Crisis?

A

1905

25
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When was The Bosnian Crisis?

A

1908

26
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When was The Second Moroccan Crisis (Agadir Crisis)?

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1911

27
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When was the Sarajevo Crisis?

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1914

28
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What was the relationship between France and Morocco before the First Moroccan Crisis?

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Morocco was weak and France wanted to conquer it

29
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Where was the French Army based in 1903?

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on the Moroccan border

30
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What did France do in February of 1905?

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demanded control over Moroccan army and police, though the sultan refused

31
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What did Kaiser Wilhelm do in March of 1905 involving the First Moroccan Crisis?

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he visits Tangiers in Morocco, tells French agent (Count Cherisay) that he wanted free trade with them, gave speech to defend Morocco as a free nation

32
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What did France and Germany do in the First Moroccan Crisis?

A

they both threatened war

33
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Where was Britain’s stance on the First Moroccan Crisis?

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They encouraged France to not give up when they were going to back down

34
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When was the conference in Algeciras?

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1906

35
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What was Germany forced to do after the Algeciras conference?

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they had to promise to stay out of Morocco

36
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What were the outcomes of the First Moroccan Crisis?

A

France was angry with Germany, Britain was scared by German Empire, Germany was humiliated after conference

37
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What did Algeciras convince Germany of?

A

That other countries were teaming up against them so they started preparing for war

38
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What happened in 1908 involving the Bosnian Crisis?

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Austria-Hungary takes the former Turkish province of Bosnia

39
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What was Serbia’s response to Austria-Hungary taking Bosnia?

A

they were angry, threatened Austria-Hungary with war

40
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How were alliances deployed in the Bosnian Crisis?

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Russia mobalized its forces after Serbia’s threat to Austria-Hungary, Germany then mobalizes its forces to threaten Russia

41
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How was war avoided with the Bosnian Crisis?

A

Russia backed down

42
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What was the outcome of the Bosnian Crisis in 1911-1912?

A

war in Balkans, Balkan states drove Turkey out

43
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What were the Balkan states fighting about after the Bosnian Crisis?

A

Which area should belong to which state

44
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What did Austria-Hungary do when The Balkans were sorting out their land arrangements?

A

They intervened and forced Serbia to give up some acquisitions

45
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Where was their an increaese in tension after the Bosnian Crisis?

A

between Serbia and Austria-Hungary

46
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Who entered Algeciras in 1906?

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the French foreign legion

47
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What did France do involving Morocco in 1910?

A

they made a loan to Morocco, took control of costoms and taxes and send gunboats to Agadir in Morocco

48
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What was going on in northern Morocco in March, 1911?

A

there was rebellion and the French sent army to defend which made Germany angry

49
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What was Germany’s claim in June of 1911 involving the Second Moroccan Crisis?

A

that they needed to protect Germans in Southern Morocco even though there weren’t any in southern Morocco

50
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What did Kaiser Wilhelm do in July of 1911 which ‘rescued’ one German?

A

Sent gunship Panther to Agadir

51
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What did Lloyd George do after the Second Moroccan Crisis?

A

attacked Germany and promised support for France

52
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When was the Treaty of Berlin made?

A

November of 1911

53
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What was involved in the Treaty of Berlin?

A

Germany was forced to remove Panther and take a small piece of land in the Congo instead, Morocco becomes a French colony

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