Terms/linking Flashcards
Industrialization
Transformation from a primarily agricultural society into the manufacturing of goods and services.
Imperialism
a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Contiguous empires
empire built of neighboring nations
Overseas empires
Empires in different locations (not neighboring); required the crossing of seas
German unification-1871
> Germany became a unified nation > Huge industrial growth and desire to expand to overseas empire > New civic identity and mix of industrialized and feudal cultures
Keiser Wilhelm 2
Wilhelm II or William II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918
Reichstag
government in Germany relative to population (part of bicameral legislature) elected
Weltpolitik
European belief that global imperial power was necessary for their nations to thrive; must be integrated into global society
Encirclement
German anxiety by being surrounded by Russia and France (two very powerful empires)
Schlieffen Plan
a scheme by which Germany postured its military to combat first France, than Russia
Entente Cordiale
a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and France, marking the start of the alliance against Germany and Austria-Hungary
Austro-Hungarian Empire
hybrid regime (Austrian Parliament and Hungarian Parliament) large multi-ethnic contiguous empire → falling apart
Emperor Franz Joseph
emperor of Austro-Hungarian Empire
Ottoman Empire as “sick man of Europe”
slowly loosing central control of Balkan Peninsula; weak multiethnic contiguous state → emergence of Serbia as an independent state
Russian Empire
> huge geography > huge population mostly in the west > 90% peasant pop=agriculture=feudal > Tsar= Ceasar=devine monarch > Nicholas 2 > Contiguous Empire (black sea; Bosporous) > Growing industry=cities=wage labor
Tsar Nicholas 2
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and titular King of Poland.
Russo-Japanese War-1905
> A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power. > created the duma
Duma
a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics of the former Soviet Union.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia (the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey), that ended Russia’s participation in World War I.
Alsace-Lorraine
long disputed territory between France and Germany
Serbia
tensions between Serbia and Austria-hungary Empire brought Russia and Germany into WWI.
The Black Hand
Black Hand organized and facilitated the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria on occasion of his visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria, was assassinated by the black hand.
Ethnic nationalism
common identity based on race, religion, language, etc; often based on ancestry
The “blank check”
Germany would back Austria-hungry up.
militarism
desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
entangling alliances
everyone gets pulled into the war from alliances
“mainstream” theory
germanys fault
“Ferguson’s” theory
> Believed that war was not inevitable > Argued that Britain’s involvement caused the war to become a world war
“Offense/Defense” theory-Geoffry Parker
> big stick | Fence > > burning stick | Stone wall > > latter | high wall > cannon | and so on………..
Trench Warfare
a system of trenches dug in the ground where soldiers could be hidden out of the line of fire
Trench and Machine gun
enormously powerful defense mechanism; led to offensive reaction of tanks, planes, zeppelins filled with explosive gases, etc; led to stalemate (long challenging war)
Treaty of Versailles
agreement by which Germany lost control of its colonies in Africa, required Germany to accept blame for World War I
The Rhineland
After WWI, Germany was banned from having any military in this region
The Dawes Plan
Germany must pay the UK and France for the damage they caused, UK and France must repay the USA, USA loans money to Germany so they can repay everyone and rebuild their country
Wilson’s 14 points
> blamed imperial rivalries and secret alliances for World War I > Open diplomacy (no secret agreements) > Freedom of commerce (free seas/open trade) > Self governing people