World War 1 Flashcards

(29 cards)

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Militarism

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Belief or desire of a government that a country should maintain a strong military capability and pe prepared to use it aggressively

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Imperialism

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The policy of extended a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

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Nationalism

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Loyalty and devotions to a matiob

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Triple alliance

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Central powers Alliance between Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy

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Triple entente

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Russia, France, and great britain

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War of attrition

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The strategy or winning a war by wearing down the other country to the point of collapse through personel, material, and morale

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Total war

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Military leaders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to maintain a complete victory

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Armistice

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An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time, a truce

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Reparations

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The making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged

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War communism

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Vladimir Lenin had the idea and Failed to organize a productive, well regulated economy

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Central powers

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Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy

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Allied powers

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Great Britain, Soviet Union, and France

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Schlieffen plan

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Prior to ww1 Germany established that in case of the outbreak of war, Germany would attack France first then Russia

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Self determination

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The process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms it’s own alliances and government

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Red/ white army

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Red- communism
White- anti communism

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Gavrilo princip

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Assainayed archduke Fran’s Ferdinand

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Nicholes II

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Monarch of Russian empire
Mobilized Russian army
Was assasinated

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Alexandra

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Nichole’s II wife
Left in charge when he was in war

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Rasputin

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Friends with Nicholes II
Was assainayed

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Trotsky

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Russian activist, became people’s first commissar for foreign affairs/ war
Assassinated
Supported communism, leader

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Ludendorff

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German general

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Ebert

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Served as German chancellor
Led Germany after difficult loss of wwI

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Woodrow Wilson

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14 points
Wanted to end all ware

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George

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King of United Kingdom

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Clemenceau
French minister of war Helped French victory
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Battle of the Marne
Marked the end of German sweep into franchise and the beginning of the tench warfare French victory
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Battle of Somme
Bloodiest battle Tanks used for the first time Allied victory but at a high cost of death
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Battle of tannenberg
German complete victory over Russians Increased Russian tension at home
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Second battle of the marne
Allied counterattack against Germany, turning point to Germany’s downfall