Chapter 13 Flashcards

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1
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Policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army ready for war

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Militarism

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Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany

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Triple Alliance

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3
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Took over Germany in 1890

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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France, Russia, and Britain

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Triple Entente

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How did nationalism, imperialism, and militarism help set the stage for World War I?

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Nationalism can serve as a unifying force within a country
Imperialism in their sense of rivalry and mistrust of one another deepened
Militarism is having military power and keeping an army prepared for war

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Why were the balkans known as “the power keg of Europe?

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they had a long history of nationalists uprising and ethic clashe

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Large lady of th German army would race west, to defeat France

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Schllefen Plan

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Nations of Germany/Austria-Hungary

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Central Powers

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9
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Dead locked region in northern France

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Western Front

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10
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Soldiers fought each other from trenches

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Trench Warfare

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Region along German/Russian border where Russians and Serbians battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks

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Eastern Front

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Why was the Battle of the Marne considered so significant?

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because Germans left the Schieffen plan in ruins and a quick victory in the west no longer seemed possible

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13
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Where was the Western front? the eastern front?

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Western Front deadlocked the region in northern France

Eastern Front is the stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border

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What were the characteristics of trench warfare?

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muddy, terrain covered with bodies, soldiers fighting in terrible conditions, rats, depression, rain, and soldiers full of rain

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15
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Germans would attack with submarines without notice

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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16
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Country devoted ALL resources to war

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Total War

17
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People could buy only small amounts

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Rationing

18
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One-sided Information used to persuade

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Propaganda

19
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Agreement to stop fighting

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Armistice

20
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What was the purpose of the Gallipoli campaign?

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a strategic attempt to open a sea route to the Black Sea to aid Russia in WW1

21
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What factors prompted the US to enter the war?

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Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. Germany sunk the British passenger ship Lusitania, killing 125 Americans, and Germany asked mexico to attack the US.

22
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In what ways was WWI a total war?

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total war is one in which the entire resources and population of a nation are utilized to fight the enemy army

23
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US delegate in the Big Four

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Woodrow Wilson

24
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France delegate in B4

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George Clememeau

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Great Britain delegate in B4

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David Lloyd George

26
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Outlined plan for achieving a just and lasting peace

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14 points

27
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Allowing people to decide for themselves Order 2hat Government they wished to live under

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Self-determination

28
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Compromise between French, British, and US/ signed 5 years after assignation

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Treaty of Versailles

29
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Goal to keep Peace among nations

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League of Nations

30
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What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

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be an international association to keep peace among the nations

31
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What was the mandate system, and why did it leave so many groups feeling betrayed?

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meant to prepare the “natives” of various regions for self-government some felt left-out because it granted mandates to only some