The Great War Flashcards

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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
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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
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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

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Causes

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  1. Militarism
    - policy of having a standing always prepared for war
  2. Nationalism
    - Balkans wanted independence
  3. Alliances
    - Triple Alliance&Triple entente
  4. Imperialism
    - Austria and Hungary wants to annex Serbia
    - Already annex Bosnia and Herogovenia
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