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Chapter Twenty-Five Flashcards

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the triple entente known as

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allied powers

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triple entente

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england or great britain- prime minister Lloyd george
france- george clemenceau
russia- czar Nicholas II

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joins to gain territory

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italy - vittorio orlando

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triple alliance also known as

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central powers

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triple alliance

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germany
austrian/ Hungarian empire
ottoman empire

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ottoman empire nicknames

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“old sick man”

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cause of WWI

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militarism- germanys rise as a world power
entangling alliances
imperialism
nationalism

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event that sparked the war

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assassination of archduke franz ferdinand and his wife sofia

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new technology to break stalemate

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tank
chemical weapons
flame thrower

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greatest battle of attrition

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verdun

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bloodiest and most futile battles

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battle of the somme

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reasons for american involvement

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Economic
unrestricted submarine warfare
anti-german propaganda

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ussr

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union of soviet socialist republics

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signs of armistice

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november 11th, 1918 at 11 AM

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signing of armistice known as

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stab in the back

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hitler skillfully calls jews, communists and democrats

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november criminals

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ethnic groups decide for themselves

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self determination

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point 14:

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league of nations

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the big 4

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france- george clemenceau
england- lloyd george
italy- orlando
american- woodrow wilson

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Versailles treaty

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-germany was forced to give up 13% of its land to the allies and all colonies
-germanys desire to reclaim lost lands
-germany forced to give up 80% of its navy, air force, and reduce its army to 100,000 soldiers
-germanys desire to be strong and great again
-germany forced to accept “demilitarization zone” in the rhineland, which is next to its industrial heartland the ruhr
-germany evolks right to defend itself

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this clause (provision) forced germany to accept responsibility for the war

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war guilt clause

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in doing so germany was forced to pay

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reparations (war damages)

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