Chapter 18 Fill in the Blank Flashcards
The relative harmony among European nations following the in 1815 broke down in the mid-1800’s
Congress of Vienna
, or the glorification of armed strength, was important to many European leaders and waste of the factors that fueled the movement towards war.
militarism
launched the world’s first modern battleship, named the Dreadnaught in 1906
Great Britain
In a move to isolate France, Bismarck persuaded to join Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Triple Alliance
Italy
The alliance between France, Russia and Great Britain was called the
Triple Entente
When Archduke and his wife were visiting Sarajevo, they were assassinated by a member of a Serbian nationalist group
Francis Ferdinand
In , one party threatens harmful action if the demands it has made are not met
an ultimatum
Four factors fueled growing tensions
nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances or the system of alliances
emerged in Europe in the 1800s as various ethnic groups tried to gain more
Nationalism
political unity
In 1906, Great Britain launched the , the world’s first modern battleship
Dreadnaught
A powerful German empire, under the leadership of emerged with as their chancellor
Prussia
Otto von Bismarck
Bismarck feared would seek revenge for its 1871 defeat in the
France
Franco-Prussian War
Serbian nationalists wanted to gain the provinces of and because Serbia was
Bosnia
Herzegovina
landlocked
, the largest Slavic country, saw itself as protector of Balkan Slavs
Russia
was the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo