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World War 1 Quiz Flashcards

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Deep devotion ones country - created a desire for self- rule

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Rise of nationalism

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Colonial conquest created rivalries between nations for power

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Imperialism

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Glorification of war created an “ arm race “ or a military build up between forces and weapons

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Militarism

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4
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Military allies - created a world conflict out of a minor incident

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The alliance System

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Created the alliance system ?

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Otto Von Bismarck

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Made up with Germany Austria Hungary and Italy

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Triple alliance

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Made up with great Britian France and Russia

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Triple entente

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Balkan Peninsula

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Power keg

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9
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Goal was to create a Slavic state

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Yugoslavia

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A nationalistic movement created to bring independence to the region called

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Pansalvishly

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Frans Ferdinand

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Arch duke of Austria Hungary

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12
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Franz Joseph

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King of Hungary

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13
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Serbia assassin who killed both queen / archduke

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Gravrilo princep

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14
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Countries begin preparing for war

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Mobilization

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15
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Germany, Austria- Hungary , ottoman Turks- major players

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Central powers

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Russia France and Great Britain and later the USA ( Japan and Italy joined later)

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Allied powers

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First battle of the war when German attempt to capture Paris - failed !

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battle of the Marne

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18
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Greatest of the ace

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Manfred

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19
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extended from the North Sea to Switzerland (500miles )- between the borders of France and Germany

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Western front

20
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extended from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea - between the border of Russia and Germany / Austria - Hungary

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Eastern front

21
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Huns

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Germany

22
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Tommies

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Great Britian

23
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How did the assassination of the archduke create a war

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Austria Hungary gave Serbia a ultimatum and Serbia refused so both of them went into war with their allies that had allies

24
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Purpose of the alliance system

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Create a balance power through Europe to prevent wars

25
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Five war weapons

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  1. Machine guns
  2. Flame throwers
  3. Poison gas
  4. Artillery
  5. Zeppelins
26
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Why did USA join the war

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  1. Sinking of the British luxury ship
  2. Unrestricted submarine warfare
  3. Zimmerman telegram
27
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Why Russia pulled out of the war

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Russia was about to collapse

28
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American impact on the war

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Boasted morale of the allied powers
Fresh manpower
Supplies / equipment

29
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First five points of the Wilson peace plan

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Ways to prevent war

30
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Self determination

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Let countries determine their own destiny

31
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Industrial peace making organization

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League of Nations

32
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4 result of the war

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USA becomes a world power
Death of monarchies
Death troll
Mao Europe changed

33
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Turning point of the war

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When the Americans joined

34
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Agreement to stop fighting

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Armistice

35
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Warring sides

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Belligerent

36
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Doughboys

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USA

37
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Froggies

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France

38
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20 mil soldiers died

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Spanish flu

39
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USA stays out of the European war

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Isolation

40
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British luxury ship

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Lusitania

41
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King of russia

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Czar Nicholas

42
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Overthre czar and killed his family

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Vladimir Lenin

43
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Overthre Czar of Russia took over

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Bolshevik revolution

44
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King of Germany

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Kaiser Wilhelm

45
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Associated with Zimmerman telegraph

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Author Zimmerman

46
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Top American ace

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Eddie

47
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General in charge of the American military

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John Pershing

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