Global Wars Flashcards
Many historians see the ____ as a closing of an era that began with the French Revolution and ended with this war.
Great war
WWI began in _____.
1914
Like the revolutions such as the french revolution, the great war had enormous __________.
world changing ramifications
The great war begins the process of ending the _______ empires.
European
The Great war was very much a _____ war.
global
The great war begins the breakdown of _________ modernity.
liberal
What is liberal modernity?
a worldview or way of doing government. looking at history as progress.
Darwin, Freud, Einstein challenged the idea of _______, which had been popular since the enlightenment.
liberal modernity
WWI proves liberal modernity as ______ because of the way they turn guns on each other and killing each others in numbers that have never been seen before.
true
WWI erases alot of ______
illusions
What are 4 illusions erased by WW1?
1) Nationalism
2) empire
3) western/liberal democratic government
4) science and history as human progress
The idea that the highest good is your nation. Being German, Italian, American, ect, is the most important thing. It was very common during this time but not after.
nationalism
How did WWI erase the illusion of Empire?
The idea that these countries should control other areas doesnt hold up bc during these wars, they are not civilized, and are not looked at as being able to run all these empires. Europeans are turning their weapons on each other.
How did WWI erase the illusion of Western liberal/ demographic government
the notion that a gov in which a people have a voice (democracy) is not going to fight war or have conflict.. not true. the rest of the world is not interested in democracy
Woodrow wilson called the great war _______
a war to make the world safe
The treaty that blames Germany for WWI.
Treaty of Versailles
Though Germany was not the only reason for WWI, the ___________ of Germany is definitely one reason.
existance
Germany doesnt exist as an independant country until _____.
1871
What are the causes of the Great war?
ϒ Rise of German power
ϒ Ramifications of Franco-Prussian War
ϒ Imperialism and International Darwinism
(People are thinking that if they don’t catch up with other countries, they will be destroyed.)
ϒ British tradition of “splendid isolation” (want to be separated from others. not involved. They will be very iffy about who they support. some believe they will support them and they dont)
Germany wants to prove themselves by ______
grabbing colonies
Germany was created by a very conservative, aristocratic, prussian who wants to preserve ______. This makes Germany a very backwards political system dominated by the elites.
aristocratic privelege
What war created Germany?
Franco-prussian war
Lots of Europens have lots of alliances in the 20 years leading up to the war. What does this mean?
if any one power is attacked, basically everyone has to go to war.
Alliances broadened after ________
Russo-Japanese war
France courted _______ for an alliance.
Brittian
Why did the relationship between the brits and germans deteriorate?
brits didnt like that they were building a navy and getting ambitious about imperialism.
At first, it looked as if the great war was going to start in the ______.
Balkans
The belief that if you dont attack first, you will most likely loose, being on the defensive means probably loosing. Leaders have very little time to decide. They didnt have the time to think about negotiations or about what was going to happen. they were very trigger happy.
cult of the offensive
What was the spark that finally got Britain involved in the great war? (between serbia and austria, but bc of alliances, everyone got involved very quickly.
the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand by the serbians
True or false
Europe goes happily to war
TRUE
“lets do it and get it over with.. prove we are the better country” ppl are having parades, happy to send off their ppl to war. want to prove themselves against other powers.
_______ was a poem that captures the happy attitude of europe going to war.
“whos for the fame?” by Jessie pope