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Chapter 20 - The Great War Flashcards

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Name the area between the Adriatic and Black Seas that was called the “powder keg of Europe”.

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The Balkans

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Austria sent Serbia a list of demands threatening war if they were not accepted. What is such a statement called?

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Ultimatum

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What term means “to make a country’s troops ready for battle?”

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Mobilize

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What are the long, slender German airships similar to modern blimps called?

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Zeppelins

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What phrase describes the sinking of all ships, armed or not, that carried supplies to the Allies?

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Unrestricted submarine warfare

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What term means “a temporary cessation of fighting?”

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Armistice

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Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies forced Germany to pay for war damages; what were these payments called?

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Reparations

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What cause in the treaty placed the entire blame for the war upon Germany?

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War Guilt Cause

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What country was forbidden Anschluss with Germany after World War I?

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Austria

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What were the territories technically under the control of the League of Nations but actually held by the various Allied countries called?

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Mandate

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What term means “the elimination of weapons or arms?”

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Disarmament

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List and briefly discuss the underlying causes of World War I.

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  • Austria and Russia struggle over the Balkans
  • Austria’s declaration of war
  • Russia’s mobilization of troops
  • German colonial expansion in militarianism
  • German advance through Belgium
  • French desire for revenge for Franco-Prussian War
  • Britain’s spirit of aloofness from European affairs
  • Britain’s concern to maintain naval and colonial supremacy
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List and briefly discuss the reasons for the failure of the League of Nations to settle crisis among powerful nations.

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  1. The United States did not join the League of Nations. Despite the fact that President Wilson was the chief proponent of the League, the U.S. Senate would not ratify the treaty. The mood in the United States after the war was one of isolation from foreign involvement. Thus, the nation that emerged from the war as the strongest nation did not become a member of the League. Many historians have blamed the United States for the League’s failure to maintain world peace. But one must remember that U.S. membership in the League’s modern counterpart, the United Nations, has not prevented the outbreak of
    a number of wars since World War II.
  2. The League had the power only to recommend action on the part of its members; it could not require them to take action.
  3. Important decisions required unanimous approval on the part of every member nation.
  4. The League had no armed forces of its own to police troubled areas.
  5. Members of the League were hesitant about using force, which might lead to another war.
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Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated in Sarajevo

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Francis Ferdinand

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Took Russia out of World War I

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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Established a peace prize to further world peace

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Alfred Nobel

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Kaiser of Germany who fled to Holland

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Wilhelm II

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Wilson peace plan for ending World War I

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Fourteen Points

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The czar of Russia who abdicated his throne

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Nicholas II

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Treaty signed by Austria recognizing Hungary’s independence

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Treaty of St. Germain

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Prime minister of Great Britain who attended the Paris Peace Conference

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David Lloyd George

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German who defeated Russia in several battles

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Paul von Hindenburg

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French representative at the Paris Peace Conference

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Georges Clemenceau

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The chancellor of Germany who devised a system to isolate France from any allies

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Bismarck

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Long slender German airships similar to blimps

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Zeppelins

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The sinking of all ships, armed or not that carried supplies to Allies

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Unrestricted submarine warfare

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Led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

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John J. Pershing

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Secret treaty signed between Germany and Russia

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Reinsurance Treaty

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Temporary cessation of fighting

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Armistice

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Signed between the Allies and Germany in Paris

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Treaty of Versailles

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Treaty renouncing war “as an instrument of their national policy”

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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Placed the entire blame for the war upon Germany

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War Guilt Cause

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Nonaggression treaty signed by Germany, Belgium, and France in 1925

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Lacarno Pact

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Attempt to disarm the great naval powers in the 1920s

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Washington Naval Conference

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Territories technically under control of the League of Nations but actually held by various Allied countries

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Mandate

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Chief of the Allied armies in France

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Ferdinand Foch

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Elimination of weapons or arms

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Disarmament

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Dismantled the Ottoman Empire

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Treaty of Sevres

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Organization designed to discuss differences rather fight over them

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League of Nations

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Under Treaty of Versailles, Allies forced Germany to pay for war damages, those payments were called?

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Reparations

41
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“Friendly understanding” between France and Britain

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Entente Cordiale

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Who was assassinated on June 28, 1914?

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Francis Ferdinand

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Which country left the struggle against Germany in 1918?

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France

44
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Which country joined the struggle against Germany in 1917?

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United States

45
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When did World War I end?

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November 11, 1918 at 11:00a.m.

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Who established the Nobel Peace Prize to recognize those who furthered the cause of world peace?

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Alfred Nobel

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Who donated funds to build the Peace Palace at The Hague, where international disputes could be settled peacefully?

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Andrew Carnegie

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Which two countries were eager to prove their new national strength by acquiring territory in Africa and Asia?

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Germany and Italy

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Which country claimed to be the defender of “brother Slavs?”

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Russia

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What was the treaty that concluded the peace between the Allies and Germany?

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Treaty of Versailles

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