Chapter 23 Flashcards
Where was Franz Ferdinand killed
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Who was the heir to the Austria-Hungarian empire
Franz Ferdinand
A feeling of intense loyalty to one’s nation or group
Nationalism
People who share common a language and traditions
Ethnic groups
The defense agreements among the nations
Alliance system
Triple alliance
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
Triple entente
Great Britain, France, and Russia
An understanding among nations
Entente
A system that prevents any one country from dominating another
Balance of power
A peninsula in southeastern Europe that was noted as the spark to ignite the war
The Balkan Peninsula
A battle with other countries to build up a bigger military
Militarism and imperialism
Assasinated Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo princip
Gavrilo Princip was part of this Serbian nationalist group
The black hand
Allied powers
Great Britain, France, Russia
Central powers
Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottoman (Turkish) empire
A rival of Germany that joined the allies in late August 1914
Japan