The Great War Flashcards
1
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Alliances
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- Triple Entente: France, Britain, and Russia
- Triple Alliance: Austria Hunagry, Germany, and Italy
- Central Powers: A-H, Germany
- Allies: France, Britain, and Russia
2
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The Great War
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- Archduke tried to go to Serbia to annex them but was assinated in 1914
- A-H declared war against Serbia
- Lasted 1914-1918
- Used trench warfare and unrestricted submarine warfare
- Germany had to fight on two fronts
- War powers clashed
3
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Peace Plan
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-1919 nations met at Paris Peace conference
-Treaty of Versailles: peace treaty signed by Central powers
-Blamed germany with war guilt, pay reparations, lost territory and demilitarize
-Created League of nations
Built on shaky grounds
4
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Causes
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- Militarism
- policy of having a standing always prepared for war - Nationalism
- Balkans wanted independence - Alliances
- Triple Alliance&Triple entente - Imperialism
- Austria and Hungary wants to annex Serbia
- Already annex Bosnia and Herogovenia