Ch.8 Sec.1 Flashcards

1
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Causes of WW1

A

nationalism, militarism, imperialism, alliances and the assassination of Archduke France something

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2
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2 countries with the most nationalism

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Germany and Italy

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3
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2 imperialistic countries

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-Great Britain and France
-colonies in Africa, Middle East and Asia
-offered trade markets and natural resources

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4
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Germany’s stance on imperialism

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Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted colonies for Germany as well and had to build up the military to get them

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5
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What is militarism?

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the policy of military preparedness and building up weapons

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6
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Germany’s military plan

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Schlieffen Plan

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7
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What was the schlieffen plan?

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it gave Germans 39 days to capture Paris, France and defeat quickly before Russia could mobilize

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8
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Great Britain, France and Russia reaction to Germany’s growing military

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-concerned about Germany’s growing military
-each build up its own military

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9
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Triple Alliance

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-Germany
-Austria-Hungary
-Italy

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10
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Dual-Alliance (Franco-Russian Alliance) (1894)

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-France
-Russia

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Entente Cordiale (1904)

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-France
-England

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12
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Triple Entente (1907)

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-England
-France
-Russia

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13
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Central Powers (5)

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-Germany
-Austria-Hungary
-Italy
-Ottoman Empire
-Bulgaria

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14
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Allied Powers (10)

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-Great Britain
-France
-Portugal
-Italy (in 1915)
-Belgium
-Serbia
-Romania
-Greece
-Russia
-Montenegro

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15
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Neutral powers

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-Netherlands
-Spain
-Switzerland
-Norway
-Sweden

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16
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Name of Archduke who was assissinated

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Archduke France Ferdinand

17
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Why was France assissnated?

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-may give the Serbs more independence when he became the ruler
-Serbs wanted “all or nothing”
-secret Serbian group set out to assassinate him

18
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When was he murdered?

A

During a parade

19
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Where was he murdered?

20
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Who killed the Archduke?

A

Black Hand (Gavrilo Princip)

21
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What happened to Princip

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sentenced to 20 years, died in prison

22
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Countries on Serbia’s side and why:

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Russia: shared Slavic culture
France And Great Britain: in treaty with Russia
Great Britain: Angry with Germany for violated Belgium’s neutrality

23
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Countries on Austria Hungary’s side and why:

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Germany: treaty with Austria Hungary
Ottoman Empire: treaty with Germany

24
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Ottoman Empire’s struggle with treaties

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Empire was in ruins
poor military
poor economy
didn’t want a protectorate with Russia
Germany agreed- more troops

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French vs. Germany in WW1
French: bright red coats, swords, and horses Germany: machine guns, grey/camo uniforms
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New Tech in WW1:
Airplanes (used for surveillance, and dropping bricks machine guns poison gasses tanks (got stuck in the mud a lot) trench warfare (not tech but still new)
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How long did people think the war would last?
Most people thought it would be a short war, because of the Century of Peace (1815-1914)
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The Rape of Belgium
1914 part of Schlieffen Plan Germany invaded Belgium they burned villages and destroyed towns violate neutrality laws reason why Great Britain joined WW1
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First Battle of the Marne
Basically it slowed German momentum and led the countries to start in trench warfare