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World War 1 Flashcards

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1
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What are causes of WW1?

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Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Industrialization, Assassination

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When was the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand?

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June 28, 1914

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When did Austria declare war on Serbia?

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July 28, 1914

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When did Germany declare war on Russia?

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August 1, 1914

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When did Germany declare war on France?

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August 3, 1914

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When did Great Britain declare war on Germany?

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August 4, 1914

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When did US join war?

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April 6, 1917

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When is Armistice Day?

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November 11, 1918

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What is the goal of the Schlieffen Plan?

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Avoid a 2 front war

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What were the assumptions of the Schlieffen Plan?

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Russia would take 6 weeks to get ready

Great Britain would stay neutral

Belgium would not fight back

France would be conquered

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What actually happened after the Schlieffen Plan?

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Russia got ready in 10 days

Great Britain and Belgium fought back

France didn’t get conquered in the time they thought

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What was the outcome of the Battle of Marne?

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They pushed back Germany and started trench warfare

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What is War of Attrition mean?

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Try and win by outlasting the other side

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What is a stalemate?

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A draw

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What were the trenches?

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Little paths that were used to travel forward slowly during WW1

made of Dirt, Sandbags, Rocks, and Wooden Panels

Used as protection and a way to move to opponent

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What were the problems in the trenches?

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Water, food, animals, rotting bodies, space, health, supplies, waiting/boredom

17
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What was “No Man’s Land”?

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Barren land filled with nothing but bodies, pools of water, and barbed wire

18
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Where are the Colonial Troops from?

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India, Africa and Fiji (For Britain and France)

19
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What was the Colonial Troops experiences?

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Fought and then forgotten about, they were given no credit, most were just used as bodies that were disposable

20
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What is important history before WW1?

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Europe divided by Ottoman Empire (Very Diverse) and British Empire (Largest Muslim Empire)

21
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Who was Sharif Hussein?

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Launch the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Empire

Wrote letters to the British and asked if they could give him his own title

Ruled over Mecca

Was Sold out by Britain after Ibn Saud (Power Broker) went after Hussein

22
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What is the Sykes Picot Map?

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Britain, France, and Russia got together in secret and spit up the Middle East (Ottoman Empire)

Drawn by Mark Sykes and Francois Picot

23
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What is the Balfour Declaration?

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British offered help for a national home for Jews in Palestine

This land was promised to 3 different territories

24
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What was the impact of the war on the Middle East?

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League of Nations becomes more apparent and tries to deal with things

France and Britain take control of countries and start drawing lines that don’t make sense geographically

Religions kept spreading and influencing each other through these borders

25
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Why did US get involved in WW1?

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Germans used unrestricted Submarine warfare and sunk a US ship (Lusitania) with civilians on it

Germans then asked Mexico to join the war against US

26
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What was the impact of the US involvement?

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Gave a physiological boost to the rest of the countries

New and more weapons, people, and supplies

27
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What is Armistice Day?

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Veterans Day

November 11, 1918

Allied Nations Win

28
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Who was the Paris Peace Treaty with?

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America - Woodrow Wilson (Wanted Peace)

France - Georges Clemenceau (Wanted Revenge)

Great Britain - David Lloyd George (Wanted Revenge)

Italy - Vittorio Orlando (Wanted Promised Land)

29
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Who was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference?

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Germany was not invited

30
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What were the Terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

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League of Nations created (US left this eventually)

Reparations of War damages ($33 billion)

War Guilt Clause (It was all Germany’s fault)

Limited the air force, army, naval forces and heavy artillery

Demilitarized Rhineland

Ruhr Valley went to France

No alliances with Austria

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