Chapter 25 Flashcards

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Long term cause of world war 1

A

-Nationalism ( alliance system;Triple entente vs. triple alliance)

-Internal dissent (to distract)

-Militarism (Agressive focus on military preparation )

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2
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Conscription

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Compulsory service in the armed forces

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3
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Two opposing rivals

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Serbia ( backed up by Russia)
Austria ( backed up by Germany)

  • Austria annexes bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia protests leading to tensions
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4
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Mobilization

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Organization of troops and supplies for services in time of war

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5
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Schlieffen plan

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  • Plan of Germany to defeat France and Russia
  • defeating France first, then Russia; demanded Belgium to let German troops match through nation to attack France, it upsets Britain, Britain declares war on Germany
  • alliance system forces nation to come to alliance sides, all nations declare war.
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Trench warfare

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Opposing forces attack and counterattack from permanent system of trenches

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7
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Total war

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Warfare in which all of the nation’s resources are mobilized for the war efforts

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8
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Nationalization

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Process of converting a business or industry from private ownership to government control and ownership
Planned economy

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9
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Treaty of Versailles

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Treaty that ended World War One

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10
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Article 231

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War Guilt clause
Germany had to pay reparations and responsibility for war

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