World War I Flashcards

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1
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SHORT ANSWER

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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4
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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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5
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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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7
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SHORT ANSWER

Britain France Russia

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Triple entente

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8
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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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10
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Victory of boer war

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Kruger telegram

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11
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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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14
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Nationalistic movement. One Slavic nation.

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Pan slavism

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15
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A Turk is leader. Parliament government in Ottoman Empire.

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Young Turks.

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16
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Austria annexed Bosnia. Bosnians mad.

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First Balkan crisis (Bosnian crisis)

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17
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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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SHORT ANSWER

Germany Bulgaria Austro-hungry Ottoman Empire

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Central powers

25
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Britain. France. Russia. Later on Japan Italy us

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Allies (triple entente)

26
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French/ Belgium line. Most fighting

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Western front

27
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Invade Belgium. Get France out of war in 6 weeks. Made by Germany.

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Schlieffen plan

28
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France and Britain. Ruin schlieffen plan.

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Battle of the Marne 1914

29
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SHORT ANSWER
Causes-new weapons.
Results- prolonged war. More casualties. Neither can break enemy lines.

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Trench warfare

30
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2nd bloodiest battle. General petain is national hero.

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Battle of verdun 1916

31
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Bloodiest battle. Britain and France counter offensive vs. Germany.

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Battle of Somme 1916

32
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Describes horrors of trench warfare.

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Remarque. All quiet on the western front.

33
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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
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New weapons

34
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Front against the Russians. Germans vs. Russians.

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Eastern front.

35
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Defeat Russian army at tannenburg.

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Generals Hindenburg and ludendorf

36
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Took Russia out of war. Lenin is responsible.

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Treaty of Brest-litovsk

37
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Britain and Austria take Dardanelles

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Gallipoli campaign

38
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Convince Arabs to fight ottomans.

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T. E. Lawrence

39
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Block central power trade access.

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British naval blockade

40
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German submarines.

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U-boats

41
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British passenger ship. 128 Americans killed. German u boats destroyed it.

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Lusitania

42
Q

Germans sink ships at war without warning

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Unrestricted submarine warfare

43
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Unknown war. Allies prevent bulshavik victory in Russian civil war

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Archangel expedition

44
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SHORT ANSWER

Media censorship. Massive civilian population involved. Massive conscription. Propaganda.

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Total war

45
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Turned France into a dictatorship near the end of the war.

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Clemenceau

46
Q

Territory promised to Italy by allies.

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Unredeemed Italy

47
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German offer of alliance with Mexico.

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Zimmerman telegram

48
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Promise by Britain to Jews in Palestine to have autonomy if they joined allies.

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Balfour note

49
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President

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Wilson.

50
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Liberal and democratic plan to end WWI. By Wilson.

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Fourteen points

51
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Each nation determined their own government

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Self determination.

52
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Us arrive in time to stop German offensive

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Meuse Argonne offensive

53
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Write Versailles treaty.

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Paris peace conference

54
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SHORT ANSWER 
Lloyd George=British 
Clemenceau=France 
Wilson=USA 
Vittorio Orlando=Italy
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Big four

55
Q

Agreement that ended the war

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Versailles treaty

56
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Gave Germany soul blame for the war and they had to pay reparations.

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Article 231

57
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Russia and Germany are excluded. Main reason why USA won’t ratify versailles treaty.

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League of nations

58
Q

Treaty winds up hurting economy of Germany and Europe. Begins WWII.

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Keynes. The economics consequences of peace

59
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Irish stage independence movement.

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Easter rebellion.