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Who were the allied powers of World War I

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Britain
France
USA 
Russia
Serbia
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Who were the central/Axis powers

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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey(ottoman empire)

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Name one neutral country

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Italy

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Who else took part in the war

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Colonies of both powers

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Why wasnt it just a European war

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Because countries all the around the world were in it not just European countries

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When did it start and end

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Started-1914

End-1918

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How long did both sides think it would be

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A few months

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What happened near the end of 1917

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Russia withdrew and USA joined the allied forces

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Which side was defeated

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Central powers

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Why was it called the Great War

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Because the world had never experienced war on a global scale before

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What did the war cause

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Many deaths, poverty, suffering, chaos and economic collapse

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What did the industrial revolution do for the war

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It had a huge impact on how bad it was because of all the new technology

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Name the long term causes of the war

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  • nationalism
  • industrial economies and imperialism
  • militarism and navy control
  • colonization and empires unstable conditions
  • tension in the Balkans
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Name the short term causes of the war

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  • the assassination of the archduke of Austria
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Define nationalism

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Extreme form of pride and devotion to a country, even until death

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How did nationalism affect people going to war

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It convinced a lot of young people to go

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17
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When was Britain the leading Europe economically

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In the 19th century

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When did that change

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By the war,y 20th century Britain was no longer

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What was the armed race

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Because tension started between European powers they competed for power by increasing militarization and navy control, in the armed race they used the new industrialized tech to outpace each other

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What did German, French and British militaries do

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German and French militaries doubled and British and German increased armies for defense

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Who had the strongest navy in the world and why

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Britain to protect their empire and trade routes

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Who wanted to build a navy to challenge the British

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German emporer, Kaiser Wilhelm II

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When and who introduced the dreadnoughts

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1906 the British

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What are dreadnoughts

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Powerful battleships that have an armored deck and fast firing heavy guns

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What did Germany do
Built a lot of battle ships
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What did this result in
A naval race
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Between when was the naval race
1906-1914
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How many dreadnoughts did Britain and Germany have
B- 38 | G- 24
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Who colonized Africa mostly and why
Britain and then France, Belgium, and Portugal because it increased their economic and military power
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Who also started doing this then
Germany
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Where did Germany colonize
South-west Africa
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What did European colonies compete over
Who had the most colonies
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What caused conflict
Each wanted access to raw materials
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What did Britain do as part of the entente cordiale agreement
Britain gave France Morroco
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Who was involved in the entente cordiale agreement
Britain France Germany
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What did the Moroccans demand
Freedom
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Who supported them
Germans
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Who nearly went to war and when
1905- Grammy France and Britain
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What happened in 1911
Germany supported the Morroccons again and Britain supported France
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What did Germany then do
Withdraw because they were given part of the French Congo
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Who conquered Bosnia and when
Austria-Hungary in 1908
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Who else wanted Bosnia
Serbia
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So what did Serbia do
Ey threatened war with Austria-Hungary who was supported by Germany Serbia was supported by Russia and Germany threatened Russia
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What are the Balkans
South east European countries containing Balkan mountain range
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Name 5 events that happened in the Balkans that caused World War I
- the old Ottoman Empire collapsed - Serbia broke from Turkish control (became independent) - Austria-Hungary was worried by the power Serbia was gaining in the Balkans and wanted to take control of them - Serbia wanted to unite the entire Slav population in the Balkans including those in Austria-Hungry - Austria-Hungary believed they needed to take control of Serbia
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Austria-Hungary facts
- large empire - ruled by Habsburg royal family - start of 20th century leader was frame Joseph - his son died - his brother archduke Fran's Ferdinand became the heir to the throne
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Define Slav
A person from Eastern Europe who speaks a Slavonic language
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What is the black hand
A group of people wanting to unite all the Slavic territories and people of the Balkans
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Who formed the black hand
Serbian members of the military
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What is the black hand against
Austro -Hungarian control of Serbia and other Balkan states
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Who is gavrilo princip
The assassin that killed archduke frank Ferdinand and was part of the black hand
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When did the Archduke get to Sarajevo
28 June 1914
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Explain the Archduke's trip
- To inspect Austrian troops - Serbia was part of the Austro Hungarian Empire and they wanted independence, - Ferdinand was very welcome - they arrived by train - travelled by car as apart of a 6 car procession to city hall for an official reception - on the way a member of the black hand threw a bomb at their car but they managed to drive passed it in time and it blew up the car with guards in it that was behind the archduke - franz continued the trip as a sign of power - be Archduke's car with guards in it made a wrong turn so the driver of his car so down and they coincidently stopped outside the cafe Gavrilo was at, he couldn't believe his luck - he pushed through the crowd and shot at the Archduke, he missed the first shot and instead shut his wife and then he continued to shoot until he shot the Archduke, he was immediately arrested
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What was the event seen as
The immediate cause of World War I | By the 28th of July 1914 the war had begun
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War breaks out, how?
- Austria blamed Serbia for murder of Franz Ferdinand, the following countries joined the war, - Russia decided to support Serbia, - France had formed a military alliance with Russia to fight on the same side if there was a war and they then joined in - Germany promised to fight with Austria of war broke out so they did - on the 4th of August Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before moving towards France, then leading Britain to declare war on Germany - many other countries then joined the war on the side of their allies
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How did countries know which side to take
Before the war, some countries had assigned treaties and alliances with one another offering protection in the event of war and other political benefits
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Name the treaties
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