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World war 1 Flashcards

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1
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Policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

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Militarism

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Who takes power in 1890 + rapidly builds up an army + navy

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Triple Alliance

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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Triple Entente

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Britain, France, Russia

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Mutual distrust and rivalries led to the formation of military alliances (treaties of support)

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Alliances

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(Policy in which strong nations seek to dominate other countries politically, economically or socially)

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Imperialism

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A belief that people should be loyal mainly to the people with whom they share a culture and history rather than a king or empire

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Nationalism

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When were Franz Ferdinand and his wife assassinated

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June 28, 1914

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who is Franz Ferdinands wife?

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Sophia

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Serbian nationalist member of the Black Hand

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Gavrilo Princip

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(a secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austria-Hungarian rule)

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Black hand

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12
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The assassin was?

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Gavrilo princip

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13
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The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

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June 28, 1914

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The Austria-Hungary declaration of war against Serbia

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July 28, 1914

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The German Declaration of War against Russia

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August 1, 1914

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The German Declaration of War against France

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August 3, 1914

17
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  • The British Declaration of War against Germany
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August 4, 1914

18
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who prepared the schlieffen plan

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Alfred Graf von Schlieffen

19
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Battle of the Marne

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september 5, 1914 -

20
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Allied Forces make the German troops withdraw 97 km. This signals the failure of the Schlieffen Plan

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September 13, 1914

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German troops made the Russians retreat in the Battle of Tannenberg.

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August 1914

22
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Trench Warfare

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The early part of 1915 -

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The Battle of Verdun

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February 1916

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The Battle of the Somme.

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July 1916

25
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Russians weakened

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1916

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German and Turk colonies in Africa and West Asia would be under the control of the Allies until they were ready for self-governance

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mandate system

27
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ww1 started in?

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June 28, 1919

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