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Germany hungry Italy

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Triple alliance

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Neutrality of Russia and Germany (?). Wilhelm III renewed it.

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Russian-German reinsurance treaty

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Britain=only county not in alliance

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Splendid isolation.

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Britain keeps Japan neutral. Ends splendid isolation. In case Russia threatens India.

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Anglo-Japanese alliance

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Britain and France make peace. Anglo German arms race.

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Entente cordial

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6
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German tries to catch up to Britain

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Anglo German arms race

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Britain France Russia

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Triple entente

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He’s against arms race. Won noble peace prize.

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Sutter

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9
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Battleship

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Dreadnoughts

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Victory of boer war

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Kruger telegram

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Settles first Moroccan crisis.

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Algeciras conference

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12
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Germany sent gunboat to protest French occupation

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Second Moroccan crisis

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13
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Ottoman Empire

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Sick man of Europe

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Nationalistic movement. One Slavic nation.

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Pan slavism

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A Turk is leader. Parliament government in Ottoman Empire.

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Young Turks.

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Austria annexed Bosnia. Bosnians mad.

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First Balkan crisis (Bosnian crisis)

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  1. Serbia Greece and Bulgaria=allied against Turks.
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First Balkan war

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18
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  1. Bulgaria mad at Serbia and Greece.
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Second Balkan war

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19
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WWI

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Third Balkan war

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20
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Assassinated. Started WWI

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Archduke frank Ferdinand

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21
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Assassin. Terrorist for Pan-slavism

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Princip, black hand

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22
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Leader of Germany. Offers blank check. Committed Germany to war.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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23
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Germany and Australia are allies

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“Blank check”

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24
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Germany Bulgaria Austro-hungry Ottoman Empire

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Central powers

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Britain. France. Russia. Later on Japan Italy us
Allies (triple entente)
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French/ Belgium line. Most fighting
Western front
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Invade Belgium. Get France out of war in 6 weeks. Made by Germany.
Schlieffen plan
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France and Britain. Ruin schlieffen plan.
Battle of the Marne 1914
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SHORT ANSWER Causes-new weapons. Results- prolonged war. More casualties. Neither can break enemy lines.
Trench warfare
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2nd bloodiest battle. General petain is national hero.
Battle of verdun 1916
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Bloodiest battle. Britain and France counter offensive vs. Germany.
Battle of Somme 1916
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Describes horrors of trench warfare.
Remarque. All quiet on the western front.
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``` SHORT ANSWER Poison gas-not effective Radio-russia doesn't have it. Zeppelins-bomb cities FILL IN BLANK machine guns Airplanes Tanks ```
New weapons
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Front against the Russians. Germans vs. Russians.
Eastern front.
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Defeat Russian army at tannenburg.
Generals Hindenburg and ludendorf
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Took Russia out of war. Lenin is responsible.
Treaty of Brest-litovsk
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Britain and Austria take Dardanelles
Gallipoli campaign
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Convince Arabs to fight ottomans.
T. E. Lawrence
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Block central power trade access.
British naval blockade
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German submarines.
U-boats
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British passenger ship. 128 Americans killed. German u boats destroyed it.
Lusitania
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Germans sink ships at war without warning
Unrestricted submarine warfare
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Unknown war. Allies prevent bulshavik victory in Russian civil war
Archangel expedition
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SHORT ANSWER | Media censorship. Massive civilian population involved. Massive conscription. Propaganda.
Total war
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Turned France into a dictatorship near the end of the war.
Clemenceau
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Territory promised to Italy by allies.
Unredeemed Italy
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German offer of alliance with Mexico.
Zimmerman telegram
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Promise by Britain to Jews in Palestine to have autonomy if they joined allies.
Balfour note
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President
Wilson.
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Liberal and democratic plan to end WWI. By Wilson.
Fourteen points
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Each nation determined their own government
Self determination.
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Us arrive in time to stop German offensive
Meuse Argonne offensive
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Write Versailles treaty.
Paris peace conference
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``` SHORT ANSWER Lloyd George=British Clemenceau=France Wilson=USA Vittorio Orlando=Italy ```
Big four
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Agreement that ended the war
Versailles treaty
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Gave Germany soul blame for the war and they had to pay reparations.
Article 231
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Russia and Germany are excluded. Main reason why USA won't ratify versailles treaty.
League of nations
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Treaty winds up hurting economy of Germany and Europe. Begins WWII.
Keynes. The economics consequences of peace
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Irish stage independence movement.
Easter rebellion.

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