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How the war started Flashcards

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Nationalism

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Pride for ones nation

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What are the reasons for World War I?

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  • nationalism
  • imperialism
  • alliances
  • militarism
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Germany

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Proud of military and newly unified nation

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France

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Wanted revenge against Germany for Franco- Prussian war

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Russia

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Strong slavic population

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Austria- hungry

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Newly unified nation afraid of attacks

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Imperialism

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When a country takes over another country

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Creating imperialism?

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  • fight over control of Africa

- each nation thought they were “the best”

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Alliances

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When groups work together (agreement to support each other)

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More about alliances

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  • increasing competition cause European countries to make alliances with each other
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Militarism

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Strengthening the military

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Conscription

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Also known as draft was used to send men into the military

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More about militarism

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  • industrial revolution
  • gov. Run by military
  • majority of countries were industrialized
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What countries was World War I against?

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Germany 
Austria- hungry 
Serbia 
Great Britain 
Russia 
France
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Why were these countries friends?

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  • they had to work together because of imperialism
  • to promote peace
  • to make country rich: industrialism
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Why did alliances form?

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Because countries distrusted each other

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Who was in the triple alliance?

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Germany
Italy
Austria- hungry

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Who were the central powers or BFFs of the triple alliance?

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Germany

Austria- hungry

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Who were the allies?

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France
Britain
Russia

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Who were the entente or BFFs of the allies?

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Britain

France

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What is entente?

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A non-binding agreement to respect each other

21
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Who’s death started the war?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia

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Which countries wanted to expand their lands?

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Bosnia and Serbia

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Who did Serbia and Bosnia want land from?

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Austria-hungry

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Which countries had a strong Slavic population?

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Bosnia, Serbia, and Russia

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Who were the black hands?

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Serbian terrorists who killed Franz and his wife

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What is an ultimatum?

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A threat

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What are the three threats Austria-hungry gives Serbia?

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  1. Must end all the groups that hate Austria- hungry
  2. punish any Serbian part of assassination
  3. Let Austria-hungry conduct the murder investigation
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Who declares war on Serbia?

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Austria-hungry

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Does Serbia agree to the terms?

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Yes

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How does Germany enter the war?

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  • Austria hungry felt comfortable declaring war because Germany gave them a blank check
  • Germany declares war on Austria-hungry
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Blank check

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“We will give you anything you need”

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How does Russia enter the war?

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  • Serbia asked Russia for help
  • Nicholas II went to Germany urging A-H to decrease the ultimatum on Serbia
    • this failed
  • Nicholas II started preparing troops for battle
    • Germany declared war in Russia
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How did France enter the war?

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  • Russia asked France to join them
    - Germany told France to stay out of it
    - France refused
    - Germany declared war on France
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How did Britain enter the war?

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  • Britain remained neutral till Germany made them mad
  • Germany used the schlieffen plan
    - the plan didn’t work
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The schlieffen plan

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  • a plan made by Germany years earlier incas there was a world war
  • defeat France quickly and first by going through Belgium and then attack Russia
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Why didn’t the schlieffen plan work?

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  • Russia gathered forces quicker than expected
  • Germany had to move some troops from french to Russian borders
    - they were fighting a two front war
  • Britain declare war on Germany because they went through neutral Belgium

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