World War 1 Flashcards

1
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The world war 1 a another name

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The Great War

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2
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Rise of nationalism

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Deep devotion to ones country - greats a desire for self rule

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3
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Imperialism

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Colonial conquest created rivalries between nations for power

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4
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Militarism

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Glorification of war created an “arms race” or a military build up of forces and weapons

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5
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The alliance system

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Military allies -created a world conflict out of a minor incident

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6
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The purpose of the alliance system had been

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Created a “balance of power” throughout Europe they believed this would help prevent war

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7
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Armistice

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Agreement to stop fighting is signed-veterans day

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8
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U-boat

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Unterwasser

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9
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Triple entente

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Made up of Great Britain France and Russia

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10
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Powder key

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Of Europe- ready to explode was the Balkan Peninsula

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11
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Huns

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Name for the soldiers for the German

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12
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Doughboys

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Name for the soldiers for the American

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13
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Limeys

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British sailor

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14
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Frogs

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Name for the French soldiers

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15
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Nationalist movement

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Was created to bring independence to the region

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16
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Pan slavism

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Goal was to create a Slavic (country)

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17
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Yugoslavia

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The tiny independent country of Serbia led out in this movement

18
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The archducke of Austria Hungary and his wife Sophie visited

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Visit Saraievo for a “good will tour” to open a new hospital

19
Q

Archduke and his wife are assassinated

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By a Serbian terrorist group know as the black hand

20
Q

The assassian who killed them was

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Garrilo princes

21
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Mobilization

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Countries begin preparing for war

22
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Propaganda

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Information used to influence public opinion

23
Q

The belligerents

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Warring sides

24
Q

Schlieffen plan

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(Alfred van schlieffen) - German plan to attack France through neutral Belgium.

25
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Battle of the Marne

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German attempt to capture Paris

26
Q

Western front

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Extended from the North Sea to Switzerland (500 miles ) - between the borders of France and Germany

27
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Eastern front

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Extended from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea (1,000 miles ) - between the borders of Russia and Germany/ Austria Hungary

28
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No mans land

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Area between the trenches “terrain of death “

29
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Bloody stalemate

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Neither side could win

30
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Isolationism

A

Stay out of European affairs

31
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Lusitania

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A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German u-boat

32
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Franz Ferdinand

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Archduke franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-este was a member of the imperial Habsburg

33
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Czar Nicholas 2

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Was the los emperor of Russia

34
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Manfred von Richthofen

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Red Baron

35
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Vladimir lein

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Overthrow and kill the czar and his family

36
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King George V

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Was King of the United Kingdom and the British dominions

37
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John Pershing

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U.S. army and was the commander of American (expedition force)

38
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Eddie Rickenbacker

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Top American ace from Columbus Ohio

39
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Arthur Zimmerman

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Foreign secretary during sent Mexico from Germany

40
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Franz Joseph

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Was emperor of Austria, king of Hungary

41
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Kaiser Wilhelm

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Emperor of Germany during world war 1. (Abdicates the throne )

42
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Bolshevik revolution

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That overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks a communist party led by Lenin