World War I Flashcards

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why did America join the allies

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the sinking of the Louisitania the Zimmerman letter and the gave a lot of money toward them

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what is the head of a noble family in Japan called

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Dimyo

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What is imperialism

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One country takes over a mother

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who took over the Philippines

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America

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Name three Allie countries

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America, Britain, France, Italy, Russia

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Why did European countries imperialize

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They believed that ruling foreign peoples would add to a country’s power, raw materials, people to trade with,

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describe trench warfare and why we no longer use it today

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it took forever, high death rate and killed a lot of people

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name three central powers

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Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire

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three results of the treaty of Versailles

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Stripped Germany of its arm forces, and required Germany to pay reparations (war damages) of $33 billion, the treaty also called for the creation of the League of Nations, France got Alsace-Lorrain back, Germany got land taken

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what continent was the last to be colonized

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Africa

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Why did the British sell opium to the Chinese

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It was addictive and created trade

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Name two BIG reasons for the war and give detail for both

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Nationalism: France wanted Alsace-Lorrain, competition, assignation of Austria-Hungry’s Arch-duke Franz Ferdinand.
Imperialism: Balkins were being fought over, European competition for greater empire.
Alliances: Triple-entente, triple alliance
Militarism: Europe making armies bigger, arms race

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12
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What was the spark of World War I

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Serbia killing the Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand

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13
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Why did the Japanese start trading with America

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Matthew Perry forced them to

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What American ship did the German sink

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Lusitania

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T big cause was in the balkin peninsula

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nationalism

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What new technology influenced the war

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Flame thrower, machine guns, grenades, poisonous gases, uboats

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What was Germany’s attack plan called

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The Schlieffen Plan

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What a sphere influence

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They have sole influence on an area

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What did the Bolsheviks promise

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To take Russia out of the war and give all the land to the peasants, to give factories to the workers and the government to the soviets

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Why did the European countries want to create empires

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For raw materials and add to their greatness

21
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What is conscription

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The draft of America

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Another name for war damages

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Reparations