Chapter 5 National Interests & Foreign Policy Flashcards

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National Interest - Economic Prosperity

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Employment
Standard of living
Expansionism
National laws, policies, programs
International trade treaties
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Domestic Policy

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A plan of action that guides a government’s decisions about what to do within a country

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Foreign Policy

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A plan of action that guides a government’s decisions about its official relations with other countries

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Congress of Vienna - Goal

Congress of Vienna - Big 4 + 1

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-Long-term peace in Europe
-Legitimacy
=Restoration of monarchies
-Balance of power
=Austria, Britain, Russia, Prussia, (France)

Big 4 + 1 = ?????

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Congress of Vienna - Result

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France reduced
300 states of the Confederation of the Rhine reduced to 39 in German Confederation
6/9 Italian states owned or controlled by Austria

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National Interest -Safety and Security

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At home
-Laws of the land
-Secure borders
Abroad
-Embassies
-International agreements
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National Interest - Beliefs & Values

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Democracy
Capitalism / Social programs
Rights & Freedoms

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Main Causes To WW1 (MANIA)- Militarism

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Focus on the military to defend or promote national interest

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Main Causes To WW1 (MANIA) - Alliances / Secret Agreements

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Agreements of mutual assistance especially in time of war

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Main Causes To WW1 (MANIA) - Nationalism

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  • Pride or patriotism for nation

- Competition for dominance & power

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Main Causes To WW1 (MANIA) - Imperialism

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Policy of extending a nation’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

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Main Causes To WW1 (MANIA) - Absence of International Cooperation

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International Lawlessness

No international organization to help settle disputes peacefully

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13
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National Interest

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Economic Prosperity
Safety and Security
Beliefs & Values

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Main Causes To WW1 (MANIA)

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Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Absence of International Cooperation
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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His assassination, on June 28, 1914, was one of the factors that lead into World War I.

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Gavrillo Princip

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He assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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The Black Hand

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A secret society that worked with Gavrillo Princip and had a hand in the start of WWI.

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Triple Alliance

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is an agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

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Triple Entente

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The military alliance formed between Russia, Great Britain and France before World War I.

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Schlieffen Plan

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The operational plan for an attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise thier forces near the German border. The execution of the Schlieffen Plan led to Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4th, 1914

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21
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Battle of the Marne

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a

22
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Trench Warfare / No man’s land / Going over the top

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2500 miles of trenches along the 466 mile western front
No man’s land
Going over the top

23
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Christmas Truce

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A temporary hiatus was suggested to pause the war for the celebration of Christmas.(The warring countries refused to create any official cease-fire, but on Christmas the soldiers in the trenches declared their own unofficial truce.)

24
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US Declaration of War

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The US enter the war.

25
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US Declaration of War - Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German navy.

26
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US Declaration of War - Zimmerman Telegram

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If the United States entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.

27
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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A treaty between Germany & Russia

28
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Armistice

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An agreement to stop fighting

29
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Cost of WWI

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Financial
Casualties
Destruction
Iron Harvest
Social Issues
30
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Cost of WWI - Financial

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Allies
$126 Billion ($2 Trillion today)

Central Powers
$61 Billion ($1 Trillion today)

31
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Cost of WWI - Casualties

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About 6000 soldiers killed every day

32
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Cost of WWI - Destruction

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Utter Destruction

33
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Cost of WWI - Iron Harvest

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is an annual “harvest” of unexploded ordnance, barbed wire, shrapnel, bullets and congruent trench supports collected by Belgian and French farmers after ploughing their fields.

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Paris Peace Conference - Big Four

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French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George
US President Woodrow Wilson
Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

35
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Peace Treaties - Treaty of Saint- Germain-en-Laye

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was signed with Austria (German-Austria)
Lost 60% of pre-War empire
Union with Germany forbidden

36
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Peace Treaties - Treaty of Trianon

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Signed with Hungary
Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved
Lost land to Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece
28% of Hungary remained
30% of Hungarians under foreign control
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Peace Treaties - Treaty of Neuilly

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Signed with Bulgaria

Lost land to Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania, Greece, and Italy

38
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Peace Treaties - Treaty of Sèvres

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Signed with the Ottoman Empire
Lost all non-Turkish territory (70%)
Lost land to Greece, French mandates (Lebanon & Syria), & British mandates (Iraq & Palestine)

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Paris Peace Conference - Statute of Westminster

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S

40
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Peace Treaties - Treaty of Versailles

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June 28, 1919 (need to know)
Signed with Germany
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk overturned
Lost land to France, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, & Poland
Loss of overseas colonies - Mandates
Anschluss forbidden
41
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War Guilt Clause

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Blamed for the war
Heavy reparations ($33 Billion)
42
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Anschluss

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a

43
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Successor States

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a

44
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14 Points

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A statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.

45
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League of Nations

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I don’t know

46
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Nationalism in the Middle East - Ottoman Empire

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A

47
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Nationalism in the Middle East - Balfour Declaration

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b

48
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Nationalism in the Middle East - Mandates

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c

49
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National Interests & Foreign Policy - Afghanistan - Taliban

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d

50
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National Interests & Foreign Policy - Afghanistan -al-Qaeda (Osama bin Laden)

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e

51
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National Interests & Foreign Policy - Afghanistan - UN approved NATO mission

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f