Chapter 18 Fill in the Blank Flashcards

1
Q

The relative harmony among European nations following the in 1815 broke down in the mid-1800’s

A

Congress of Vienna

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2
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, or the glorification of armed strength, was important to many European leaders and waste of the factors that fueled the movement towards war.

A

militarism

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3
Q

launched the world’s first modern battleship, named the Dreadnaught in 1906

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Great Britain

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4
Q

In a move to isolate France, Bismarck persuaded to join Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Triple Alliance

A

Italy

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5
Q

The alliance between France, Russia and Great Britain was called the

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Triple Entente

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6
Q

When Archduke and his wife were visiting Sarajevo, they were assassinated by a member of a Serbian nationalist group

A

Francis Ferdinand

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7
Q

In , one party threatens harmful action if the demands it has made are not met

A

an ultimatum

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8
Q

Four factors fueled growing tensions

A

nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances or the system of alliances

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9
Q

emerged in Europe in the 1800s as various ethnic groups tried to gain more

A

Nationalism

political unity

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10
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In 1906, Great Britain launched the , the world’s first modern battleship

A

Dreadnaught

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11
Q

A powerful German empire, under the leadership of emerged with as their chancellor

A

Prussia

Otto von Bismarck

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12
Q

Bismarck feared would seek revenge for its 1871 defeat in the

A

France

Franco-Prussian War

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13
Q

Serbian nationalists wanted to gain the provinces of and because Serbia was

A

Bosnia
Herzegovina
landlocked

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14
Q

, the largest Slavic country, saw itself as protector of Balkan Slavs

A

Russia

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15
Q

was the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina

A

Sarajevo

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16
Q

Belgium agreed not to help any , or warring nations

A

belligerents

17
Q

In October 1914, the entered the war on the side of Austria-Hungary and Germany

A

Ottoman Empire

18
Q

The Ottoman Empire occupied a strategic position: the , a strait between the Black and Mediterranean Sea

A

Dardanelles

19
Q

The warring countries formed two powerful sides:

A

Central Powers and the Allied Powers or Allies

20
Q

Unterseebooten meant “ “ and referred to

A

underwater boats

German subs

21
Q

Airplanes were mainly used for

A

observing enemy troop movements

22
Q

Skilled pilots called became famous flying legends

A

dogfight

aces

23
Q

Air battles among airplanes were called

A

dogfights

24
Q

Germany launched its main attack on France across neutral

A

Belgium

25
Q

In 1915 Great Britain and France tried to force their way through the and capture

A

Dardanelles

Constantinople

26
Q

The British decided to the North Sea and to keep merchant ships form reaching

A

blockade

Germany

27
Q

Eventually the blockade became an attempt to ruin the and

A

German economy

starve the German people

28
Q

By late 1915 the war had become a

A

stalemate

29
Q

British had a great influence on Americans

A

propaganda

30
Q

The resumption of by the Germans further pushed the US toward war

A

unrestricted submarine warfare

31
Q

In November 1918 the Germans signed , or an agreement, to stop fighting in World War I

A

an armistice

32
Q

An Allied force under French marshall stopped the German from capturing Paris

A

Ferdinand Foch

33
Q

, the old Habsburg empire, stopped fighting in October 1918 and broke apart to form two separate governments

A

Austria-Hungary

34
Q

The Allied morale was dampened when signed a separate peace treaty with Germany

A

Russia

35
Q

Six points of Wilson’s plan called for changes of a general nature, including freedom of the seas for all nations and

A

no secret treaties between countries