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World War 1 nickname

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“War to end all war”

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WW1 time frame

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1914-1918

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4 Major Causes of the war

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  • Militarism
  • Alliance System
  • Imperialism
  • Nationalism
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What is militarism?

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glorification of war

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How did militarism help cause the WW1

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Created an arms race

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What was the original purpose of the Alliance System?

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to create a “balance of power” throughout Europe - they believed this would help prevent war

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What is Imperialism?

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Colonial Conquest

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How did Imperialism help to start WWI?

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created rivalries between empires for power

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What is Nationalism?

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Deep devotion to one’s country

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How did Nationalism help to start WWI?

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created a desire for self rule

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What acronym helps to remember the 4 major causes of WWI

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MAIN - Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism

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Who created the Alliance System and where was he from?

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Otto Von Bismarck - German

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What were the 2 major alliances in the Alliance System?

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  • Triple Alliance
  • Triple Entente
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What empires made up the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

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What empires made up the Triple Entente?

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Great Britain, France, and Russia

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Before WWI, Europe was made up of what 6 major empires

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British, German, French, Austria-Hungary, Russian, Ottoman

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What was significant about the rulers of the 6 major empires of Europe?

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All but the ruler of the Ottomans were related

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“Powder Keg” of Europe

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Balkan Peninsula

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What made the “Powder Keg” of Europe ready to explode at any time?

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The Balkans were made up of Slavic peoples who wanted their independence from the Turks. Eventually, the Turks were driven out by the Austria-Hungarian Empire. The Austria-Hungarians promised the Balkans freedom but did not deliver.

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A nationalist movement created to bring independence to the
Balkan region

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Pan-Slavism

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What was the goal of Pan-Slavism?

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goal was to create a Slavic state (country) called Yugoslavia

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What country led out in the Pan-Slavism movement?

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The tiny independent country of Serbia

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What did the Pan-Slavism movement lead to?

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The Balkan Wars

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What did the Balkan Wars lead to?

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The minor incident that started WWI

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What was the minor incident that started WWI?

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The Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife, Sophie visit Sarajevo for a “goodwill tour” to open a new hospital Sent by his uncle - Franz Joseph (King of Austria-Hungary) Both the Archduke and his wife are assassinated by a Serbian terrorist group known as the Black Hand
Austria-Hungary - gives Serbia an ultimatum! Do this or else war! Serbia doesn’t surrender to the ultimatum because they have a powerful ally - Russia
The Alliance System kicks in and a minor incident becomes the GREAT WAR

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How many members were in the Serbian terrorist group the “Black Hand”?

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7

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Which member of the Black Hand killed the Archduke of Austria-Hungary and his wife?

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Gavrillo Princep

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Mobilization:

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Countries begin preparing for war

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Propaganda:

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Information used to influence public opinion

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How was Propaganda used? (3)

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  • Recruitment of men
  • Promote Patriotism at home
  • Make enemy look evil
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Who were the belligerents (warring sides) during WWI?

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  • The Central Powers
  • The Allied Powers
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Central Powers

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Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Turks

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Allied Powers

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Russia, France, and Great Britain, and later the USA

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34
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German plan to attack France through neutral Belgium

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Schlieffen Plan

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Who came up with the Schlieffen Plan

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Alfred Von Schlieffen

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Goal of the Schlieffen Plan

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trying to knock the French out of the war early

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First battle of the war

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Battle of Marne

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Goal of the battle of Marne
Was it successful?

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German attempt to capture Paris - failed

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2 major fronts

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  • Western Front - extended from the North Sea to Switzerland (500 miles) between the borders of France and Germany
  • Eastern Front - from Baltic Sea to Black Sea (1,000 miles) between the borders of Russia and Germany/Austria-Hungary
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What kind of warfare was used during WWI

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Trench Warfare

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41
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area between the trenches

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“No man’s land”

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42
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By 1915 the war turned into a

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Stalemate

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2 major battles showing the horror of trench warfare

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  • Battle of the Somme:
    Over 1.2 million casualties and gained about 7 miles of turf!
  • Battle of Verdun: largest and longest battle of WWI
    Over 1.25 million casualties and gained about 2 miles of turf
44
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What kind of war did WWI become?

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A War of Attrition

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What was a War of Attrition

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goal was to wear the other side out!

46
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The industrial revolution had created many new deadly modern weapons, what were they? (8)

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  • Machine gun - most deadly
  • New Artillery - Launch exploding shells over 10 miles
  • Poison Gas - “mustard gas”
  • Tanks - cross trenches / breakdown barbed wire
  • Flamethrowers - against trenches
  • Zeppelins - “blimps” - used for reconnaissance
  • Airplanes - “Knights of the Sky” - Jousting in the sky
  • Submarines
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aerial combats

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“Dogfights”

48
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5 or more kills as a pilot

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“Flying Ace”

49
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Greatest of the “aces”

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Manfred Von Richtofen - “Red Baron”

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How many kills did the Red Baron have?

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80

51
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Top American Ace, how many kills?

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Eddie Rickenbacker - 26 kills

52
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Life expectancy at the front was how long for pilots

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14 days

53
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Soldiers nicknames for each country: (4)

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Germans - Huns
British - Tommies
French - Frogs/Froggies
American - Doughboys

54
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Why was the Russian army on the verge of collapse along the eastern front by 1916?

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  • Lack of supplies and equipment
  • 76% casualty rates
55
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The Gallipoli Campaign

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British attempt to rescue Russia

56
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Why did the the British want to help Russia during the Gallipoli Campaign?

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They wanted to help Russia because a two front war kept the German army split over two areas!

57
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Was the Gallipoli Campaign successful?

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It failed miserably and did not relieve any pressure off of the Russians

58
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Causes of the Russian Revolution? (4)

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  • Corrupt/inefficient government
  • Poor living conditions - peasants
  • War had destroyed the economy
  • Slaughter of the army
59
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Who led the Russian Revolution?

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Vladimir Lenin

60
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What did Vladimir Lenin promise the people if they supported him during the Russian Revolution? (2)

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  1. Take Russia out of WW1
  2. Land
61
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Who were the Bolsheviks?

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The Socialist Democratic Party

62
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Who took over and pulled Russia out of the war?

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the Bolsheviks

63
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Why is Russia being pulled out of the war bad for the Allies?

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Germany can now concentrate all of its forces on the Western Front

64
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What were the 2 sides of the Russian Civil War?

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Reds vs Whites

65
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Who were the Reds?

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Bolsheviks

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Who were the Whites?

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Those in favor of democracy (Czarists, Menshoviks) and the Democratic countries of Britain, France, and USA

67
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Who won the Civil War?

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Reds

68
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Most brutal of all the Russian Dictators

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Joseph Stalin

69
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“Great Purge”

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Stalin killed over 1 million and imprisoned (in gulags) over 1 million of his own people

70
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How many people did Stalin kill during his reign?

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over 20 million

71
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What policy did the USA have at this time?

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Isolationism

72
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What was isolationism?

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Stay out of European affairs) - goal was to remain neutral!

73
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Events that brought the USA into the war (3)

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  • Sinking of the Lusitania
  • Unrestricted submarine warfare
  • Zimmerman telegram
74
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What was unrestricted submarine warfare?

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German U-boats were sinking neutral ships

75
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Zimmerman telegram:

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German Ambassador Arthur Zimmerman promised Mexico to help them get their land back from the Americans if they joined them as an ally

76
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How did Woodrow Wilson justify America joining war?

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Said it would make the world “safe for democracy”

77
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American impacts on the war (3)

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  • Boosted Morale of the Allied Powers
  • Fresh manpower (troops)
  • Supplies and equipment
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in charge of the American Expeditionary Force (US Army)

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Gen. John Pershing

79
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Spring of 1918 - The German open up a massive offensive! Hope to defeat the Allied forces before the Americans can make a difference, what was this operation called?

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“Operation Michael”

80
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abdicated the German throne in the Fall of 1918

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king of Germany Kaiser Willhelm II

81
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who Accepted the German surrender

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King George V (England)

82
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Greatest medical Holocaust in history

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Spanish Influenza

83
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How many died during the Spanish Influenza outbreak?

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50 to 100 million

84
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Who was allowed to go to the peace negotiations?

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Allied powers except Russia

85
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Who was not allowed to go to the peace negotiations?

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Russia or any of the Central Powers

86
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Who represented Great Britain for the peace negotiations?

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David Lloyd George

87
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Who represented France for the peace negotiations?

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Georges Clemenceau

88
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Who represented USA for the peace negotiations?

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Woodrow Wilson

89
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Who represented Italy for the peace negotiations?

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Vittorio Orlando

90
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Goals of Wilson’s 14 points (peace plan) (2)

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  1. Address the causes of war and
  2. Solutions for world peace
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What were the first 5, and the 14th point of Wilson’s 14 points?

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  1. Open diplomacy with no secret treaties
  2. Freedom of the seas
  3. Free and equal trade
  4. Decrease arms/military
  5. End colonial claims - end imperialism
    - 14. Established the League of Nations
92
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Points 6-13 of Wilson’s 14 points deal with:

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Self determination - Nations of the world should have the right to govern themselves - end empires

93
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International peacekeeping organization whose goal/purpose was to prevent future wars!

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League of Nations

94
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in Wilson’s peace plan, what kind of peace did he call for?

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“Peace without Victory”

95
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What does “Peace without victory” mean?

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No winner or loser/no punishment for the losers

96
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Why did Wilson want a “Peace without victory”

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Would heal the wounds faster

97
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Which one of Wilson’s points did the victorious European powers accept?

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the 14th point

98
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What was the 14th point of Wilson’s 14 points?

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Established the League of Nations

99
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Germany had to accept all the blame for the war

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War Guilt Clause

100
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The Treaty that the victorious European powers forced Germany to sign in order to punish them:

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Treaty of Versailles

101
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4 major conditions of the Treaty of Versailles

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  • Germany had to accept all the blame for the war (War Guilt Clause)
  • Germany had to pay for the war reparations (damages) - $32 billion
  • Germany lost all its colonies and some German territories
  • Forced to greatly reduce the size of its military
102
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Did USA ever join the League of Nation’s created by their own president?

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Nope

103
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What prediction did Woodrow Wilson make as a result of Treaty of Versailles without American membership?

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Europe would have another World War within a generation

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