chapter 20,21,22 Flashcards
explain the four main reasons for rear in europe in the early 1900s and why this led to world war 1
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Militarism-which is large armies.
Alliances-“all together”, preservation of balance.
Imperialism- desire for colonies, wanted to “be like england”
Nationalism(Extreme)- to prove they are superior over other nations
the system off alliances that bismark created is offen called what
bismark system
a seret alliance withh Russia is known as the what
reinsurance tready
in july a young impulsive who became kaiser empor of germany
wilhelm 11
the spark that sparked world war 1 on what date
june 28, 1914
Austria decided to crush Serbia once and for all and on july 23 sent what a list of demands with threats known as what
ultimatum
on one side were the what (gremany and austria-hungary) and on the other side were the allies (russia serbia and france)
central powers
a plan to be used in such an emergency acting around that is whpo
schlieffen plan
in the battles of tannergerg and the masurian lakes however the german aremies under the ledership of who
paul von hindenburg
a situation in which both sisdes were at a standstill
stalemate
germany on the other handcounted on there submarines called what
u boats
on may 1, the german embassy issued a warning to the passengers planning to leave new york for liverpool, england, abord the britiash liner what
lusitania
in february 1917 the germans resumed what the sinking of all ships
unrestricted sub warfare
in 1918 vladmiir lenin the new russian leader singed a peach tready with the germans thw what took the russians out of the war and gave valmir all the power
tready of breast litvosk
at that time most americans probally agrred wit present who (his quote)
woodrow wilson
under the leadership of who the americans expetditinory force provied the nessary edge to defeat the germans at last
john j black jack pershing
germany saw the end coming and appled to present wilson for a what (a tempory cessation of fighting)
armistice
on what date at the 11 hour german allied officals met in a railroad car in the compiegne forest in france and singed the ending of world war 1
novermber 11, 1918
the leders at the confrance were…
The dominate leaders at the conference were you us President Woodrow Wilson French premier George helloclemencaua british Prime Minister David Lloyd George and Italian prime invittorio orlando
Wilson had advocated a statement known as the what which would not seek revenge upon the defeated enemy
forteen points
The Allies drew up five major treaties ending the war the most important of which was the what the treaty between the Allies and Germany
the tready of varsailles
But the most damaging economic provision of the treaty was the Allied the demand that Germany paid what payment for war damages
reparatitions
This so called what place the entire blame of the war upon Germany and her allies
war guilt cause
Will draw Wilson was the one person who most responsible for the creation of the what
the league of nations