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1
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what was the quest for?

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economic superiority

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2
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what country is most industrialized?

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England

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3
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what country wants to be the most industrialized?

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Germany

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4
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what is Imperialism?

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which country will own much of the world

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5
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what country owns a lot of the world?

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England

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6
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what were the countries/continents in the British Empire?

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Africa, Asia, Canada, and India

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7
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what country takes Turkey?

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Russia

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8
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what does Russia take Turkey from?

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Ottoman Empire

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9
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what was the Ottoman Empire?

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Muslim

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10
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where was Balkans?

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Eastern Europe near Turkey

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11
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what does Germany want to do?

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compete with England and gain more land

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12
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who does Germany make a treaty with?

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Russia and Austria, Hungary

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13
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what was the treaty with Germany, Russia, and Austria, Hungary about?

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against attack by France

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what was the treaty with Germany, Russia, and Austria, Hungary called?

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Reinsurance Treaty

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15
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what did Germany, Russia, and Austria, Hungary promise to do?

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protect each other

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16
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who made the Reinsurance Treaty?

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Bismarck

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17
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what country was Bismarck the leader of?

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Germany

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18
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who was ruler of Germany after Bismarck?

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Wilhelm II

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19
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what did Wilhelm II allow expire?

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Reinsurance Treaty

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20
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who does France get on their side?

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Russia

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21
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who goes after England?

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Germany

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22
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who was in the Triple Entente?

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England, France, and Russia

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23
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who does the Triple Entente protect each other from?

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Germany

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24
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who were the Balkans?

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Serbia and Albania

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25
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who do the Balkans drive out?

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Ottoman Empire

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26
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where did Austria go into?

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Serbia

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27
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when do Serbian terrorists assassinate Arch Ferdinand and his wife?

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June 28, 1914

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28
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what happens when Austria gets mad?

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Germany sides with them

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29
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who sides with Serbia?

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Russia

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30
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what does Germany say to Russia?

A

to back down

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31
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what three countries are the Central Powers?

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Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire

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32
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what 4 countries are the Allies?

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Russia, France, Serbia, and England

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33
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when did WWI last?

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June 28, 1914-November 11, 1918

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34
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what happens first in WWI?

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Germany attacks Paris, France

35
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what happens after Germany attacks Paris, France?

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Russia defends France and attacks Germany

36
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what was the Schleiffen Plan?

A

Germany would go through Belgium and surprise attack Paris

37
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what does Belgium say when they hear the Schleiffen Plan?

A

no

38
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what does Germany do because Belgium says no?

A

invades

39
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who defends Belgium?

A

England

40
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what was the important battle near Paris?

A

Battle of Marne

41
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where was the Battle of Marne fought?

A

River Marne

42
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who did the France fight at the Battle of Marne?

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Germany

43
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who helped France fight at the Battle of Marne?

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England

44
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how did England help France fight at the Battle of Marne?

A

held them back

45
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who goes to fight Germany?

A

Russia

46
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how many people do Russia lose fighting Germany?

A

250,000 men

47
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what was the Allies’s side of wars called?

A

Western Front

48
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what was Germany’s side of wars called?

A

Eastern Front

49
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what was the space between the Eastern and Western Front called?

A

No Man’s Land

50
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what was the Raise of the Sea?

A

Germany wants to take English Channel

51
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what was the English Channel between?

A

France and England

52
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how did Germany get stopped at the English Channel?

A

the Allies stopped them

53
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when was the Battle of Verdun?

A

1916

54
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how many miles of land does Germany gain at the Battle of Verdun?

A

4 miles

55
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how many French men died at the Battle of Verdun?

A

540,000

56
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how many German men died at the Battle of Verdun?

A

430,000

57
Q

who wanted to stay out of war?

A

US

58
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what US ship sinks?

A

Lusitania

59
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what type of ship was the Lusitania?

A

cruise ship

60
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where was the Lusitania coming from and going to?

A

NYC-England

61
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how many Americans were killed at the sinking of the Lusitania?

A

128

62
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what was the note Wilhelm II wrote called?

A

Zimmerman Note

63
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who was the Zimmerman Note for?

A

Mexico

64
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what did the Zimmerman Note say?

A

if Mexico helps fight the US then Mexico will get land when they win

65
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what states would Germany give back Mexico?

A

Texas, California, and Arizona

66
Q

who enters the war?

A

US

67
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who was the leader of US?

A

Woodrow Wilson

68
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what were the 2 names given to the Americans?

A

Doughboys and Yanks

69
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what were the 4 inventions by Germany made during WWI?

A

flame thrower, machine gun, Mustard Gas, and U-Boats

70
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what was a U-Boat?

A

a submarine

71
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what was Mustard Gas?

A

a gas that if ingested would burn you inside out

72
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what were the 3 inventions made by the US during WWI?

A

Bi-Plane, tank, and trenches

73
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when does WWI end?

A

November 11, 1918

74
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what was November 11 called?

A

Armistice Day

75
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how do they end WWI?

A

Germany surrenders

76
Q

when was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

A

1919

77
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what was the punishment Germany got about land?

A

they will have to give up land they took and some of their own

78
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what was the punishment Germany got about their army?

A

the army and navy will have to be smaller and give up their weapons of mass destruction

79
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what did Germany have to admit?

A

guilt

80
Q

how much money was given from Germany to fix Europe?

A

$33 billion

81
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because Germany lost $33 billion what does this put Germany into?

A

depression

82
Q

what was WWI called?

A

Great War and the War to End All Wars

83
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how many people died during WWI?

A

13 million

84
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what did WWI involve more of than any other war at that point?

A

the world

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