final Flashcards
The Schlieffen plan indicated
Germans expected war on two fronts
Bismarcks alliance system was designed to do what
maintain peace between russia and austria
The triple entente didnt include who on the eve of the war
italy
pre war tensions were not generated by what
conflict among european banking leaders
the three emperors league of 1873 had who
germany, austria, russia
what did the treaty of san Stefano in 1878 say
the slavic states were free from ottoman rule
bismarck insisted what about german policy
germany was a satisfied power that wanted no new territory
the dual alliance of 1879 provided
that if germany or austria were attacked by russia the other one would intervene
why did britian not join the alliance
it clung to isolation
the entente cordiale of 1904 did what
settled colonial differences between france and britian
what was the result of the second moroccan crisis
british fear of germany increased and drew britian closer to france
who is the sick man of europe
ottoman empire
man who carried out the assassination that sparked the 3rd balkan war
pricip
organization that the man who killed the heir to the austrian throne came from
black hand
nation the assassins came from
serbia
kaiser who dismissed bismarck
wilhelm II
where did the austrian assassination occur
sarajevo
how did the germans not push britian away
german desire to control the dardanelles
area the russian wanted control of
dardanelles
territory under austrian influence but still part of the ottoman empire
bosnia and herzegovina
what did the reinsurance treaty of 1887 do
put to ease the lapsing of the three emperors league
who did the triple alliance have on the eve of the war
germany, austria, and italy
who did the triple entente have
england, russia, france
who wasnt an ally
ottoman empire
who wasnt a central power during the war
italy
how were offensives on the western front
constant slaughters of infantry units
why did italy enter
to get territory (italian irredenta)
who was rasputin assassinated by
nationalistic boyars
what did the Petrograd army lead to
collapse of russian army discipline
what did the treaty of brest-litovsk do
took russia out of WWI and made them give up land
why was the league of nations ineffective
didnt have military support, etc.
what did wilson idealism do
conflicted with other victors war aims
what was the purpose of the treaty of versailles
to justify payment from germany
the versailles settlement didnt have
generalized arms control in Europe
wilson believed future wars could be stopped by what
the league of nations
who wasnt a big four person
leon trotsky of russia
why did the US enter the war
because of unrestricted submarine warfare
who developed the two front war plan
schlieffen
russian tsar who was abdicated
Nicholas II
russian leader elected prime minister
kerensky
type of warfare on western front
trench
organization made by wilson
league of nations
what war did the british force germans into trenches in
first battle of the marne
in what did the British accept zionism and give jews a home
balfour declaration
what is nationalities having control of themselves
self determination
those who opposed the bolsheviks
whites
what did the arab nations become
mandates
wife of russian Czar
alexandra
who tried to negotiate war without a victor
wilson
number of electors who chose the roman emperor
7
man who took the first major step towards building prussian power
frederick william the great elector
what territory did frederick the great invade during the 7 years war
silesia
daughter of charles VI of austria who is secured by the pragmatic sanction
maria theresa
brother who is after the enlightened monarch and undoes all of his refroms
leopold I
prussian nobles
junkers
royal family that comes to power in prussia
hohenzollerns
prussian known as soldiers king
frederick II
what is labor the peasant owed to lords
robot
what is the focus that dominated prussian society called
a single political entity
how did frederick describe himself
first servant of the state
what was a territory not part of the hapsburg lands
prussia
what wasnt part of the pragmatic sanction
the territory must go to a single heir
who violated the pragmatic sanction
frederick II
joseph II of austria did what
gave relgious freedom, gave serfs more freedom and etc.
what was the pragamtic sanction
a legal basis for the inheritance of maria theresa
king frederick william I succeeded in
organizing bureaucracy along military lines
what is a territory not part of hohenzollerns lands
austria
what were Josephs two main motivating factors
to improve his people and increase authority over his realms
who opposed religious toleration
maria theresa
what was josephs goal in lessening serf burdens
to make them more productive and industrious farmers
what was the reform by joseph II that was blocked by the nobles
monetary tax
how did the great elector not establish himself
exerting control over the hapburgs
what did army officials have to do
take an oath of loyalty
how did the elector not coerce the nobles
with the influence of the middle class in military
who could frederick the great not command loyalty from
the working class
frederick II believed his beliefs were lower than whoms
the good of his subjects
what was the political structure of german speaking lands
the german confederation
who did the german states exclude from the trade union
austria
why did liberals refuse to approve taxes to enlarge the army
they wanted to avoid placing more power in the monarchy
what must prussia have to catch up to the rest of Europe
strong industrial base
what force did bismarck use to subvert parliament
the force of german nationalism
what revolt did the prussians help crush
poles
what war did austria refuse to support russia in gaining their resentment
the crimean
what wasnt an outcome of the treaty of prague
it didnt require massive reparations from austria
legislative branch composed of members appointed by the government of states
bundesrat
legislative branch composed of members appointed by universal male sufferage
reichstag
what did the austrian government not allow
when reichstag wasnt in session the chancellor could rule by decree
what country did prussia go to war with to unite them with the southern states
france
what was the war between prussia and austria that united the eastern and western halves
7 weeks war
trade union that linked the german confederation
zollverein
Frankfurt assembly plan that excluded austria
kleinsdeutsch
frankfurt assembly plan that included austria
grossdetuch
what prussian in power battled with parliament to get money to expand the military
wilhelm I
what two territories did prussia strip from the country they went to war with to unite the southern states
alsace and lorraine
name for the empire of german unification
north german confederation
what prussian king deals with an obstinate parliament
wilhelm I
what two territories were disputed between germans and denmark
holstein and schleswig
what does germany look to
power
decisions are decided by what
iron and blood
who proposed laws in germany
chancellor
what was germany
military monarchy
what did hapsburg domains remain
primarily dynastic absolutist and agrarian
what austrain proclamation established a bicameral parliament
treaty of prague
what created a federation among the states of the empire along with local diets
october diploma
what created a dual monarchy and excluded austria from german affairs
ausgleich
what became the most important factor in defining a nation
language
what made language a possible factor
expansion of education
who was the archbishop of Canterbury that instituted the court of high commissions
william laud
what act of parliament allowed them to counter the kings military force
militia ordinance
reign of charles II after cromwells fall
restoration
what act did parliament permit worship to protestants in but not catholics
toleration act of 1689
who was englands first prime minister
robert walpole
what document did william and Mary sign before assuming the throne
english bill of rights
what act did james II force anglican bishops to read granting religious freedom
declaration of indulgence
what man encouraged charles to take a catholic bride
william de villiers
what were those who supported the king called during the english civil wars
royalists
what was the name for oliver cromwells government
the common wealth
what was the house of commons made out of
middle class people
name of the person who tried to blow up the house of the lords with king james I
Guy fawkes
name for the 5 men that served as intermediary between charles II and parliament
CABAL
royal line from german states
hanover
tax charles I renewed
ship tax
what was the product king james hated
tobacco
what parliamentary body put the king on trial
rump parliament
what allowed the british crown to go to the house of hanover in germany
the act of settlement in 1701
what war was started because charles I tried to impose a new prayer book on scotland
bishops war
what was the name for cromwells parliamentary army
the model army
what are puritans
calvinists who wanted to purify the anglican church
why did parliament support charles II
they didnt like cromwells puritan republic
who did the glorious revolution replace
james II with william and mary
who was the first hanoverian monarch of england
george I
why did parliament accept william of orange and mary instead of james II
multiple reasons
who was george I challenged by
james edward stuart
who wasnt an actor in the english civil war period
charles III
what was british politcal life like
stable
what was a consequence of the glorious revolution
limits were put on the monarchy
what event didnt limit the monarch
the appointment of william laud
who wasnt a stuart
george I
what did oliver cromwell achieve
he imposed his will on ireland and scotland by unifying them
who negotiated charles II return
edward hyde
who was king during the london fire of 1666 and the plague of 1665
charles II
the man who was assassinated staring WWI
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
