World War I Flashcards
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Germany hungry Italy
Triple alliance
Neutrality of Russia and Germany (?). Wilhelm III renewed it.
Russian-German reinsurance treaty
Britain=only county not in alliance
Splendid isolation.
Britain keeps Japan neutral. Ends splendid isolation. In case Russia threatens India.
Anglo-Japanese alliance
Britain and France make peace. Anglo German arms race.
Entente cordial
German tries to catch up to Britain
Anglo German arms race
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Britain France Russia
Triple entente
He’s against arms race. Won noble peace prize.
Sutter
Battleship
Dreadnoughts
Victory of boer war
Kruger telegram
Settles first Moroccan crisis.
Algeciras conference
Germany sent gunboat to protest French occupation
Second Moroccan crisis
Ottoman Empire
Sick man of Europe
Nationalistic movement. One Slavic nation.
Pan slavism
A Turk is leader. Parliament government in Ottoman Empire.
Young Turks.
Austria annexed Bosnia. Bosnians mad.
First Balkan crisis (Bosnian crisis)
- Serbia Greece and Bulgaria=allied against Turks.
First Balkan war
- Bulgaria mad at Serbia and Greece.
Second Balkan war
WWI
Third Balkan war
Assassinated. Started WWI
Archduke frank Ferdinand
Assassin. Terrorist for Pan-slavism
Princip, black hand
Leader of Germany. Offers blank check. Committed Germany to war.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany and Australia are allies
“Blank check”