World at the beginning of the 20th Century Flashcards
What caused World War I?
MAIN
What is “MAIN”?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What is Imperialism?
The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the economic, political and social life of the people of that nation.
What is Nationalism?
An intense form of patriotism that celebrates one’s own country and demonises other nations.
What are the “symbols” in sources that may refer to Britain?
- ‘John Bull’, A fat man with a waistcoat, sometimes in Union Jack pattern
- ‘Britannia’, a woman, usually fair, carrying a spear or a shield or both
- Lion
What are the “symbols” in sources that may refer to the USA?
‘Uncle Sam’; a tall, thin, grey-haired man in striped pants and a top hat
What are the “symbols” in sources that may refer to France?
- ‘Marianne’, a pretty young woman with dark hair
- A dark, slim man with a horizontally waxed moustache, in uniform with epaulettes
- Fleur-e-lis, the three-leaf lily
What are the “symbols” in sources that may refer to Russia?
- A man with a bearskin hat
* Bear
What are the “symbols” in sources that may refer to Germany?
- An old man with a drooping moustache, carrying sausages
- The Kaiser, a man with a turned-up moustache
- ‘Germania’, an armed woman with a symbol of an eagle
- A man wearing a hat with a spike on the top (a pickelhaube)
- Eagle
- Pickelhaube
- Bloodstained Gorilla, after the outbreak of war
What are the “symbols” in sources that may refer to Austria-Hungary?
- A man wearing two crowns and/or with heavy grey mutton-chops side whiskers
- Animal, usually an eagle, with two heads