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Otto Von Bismark

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German Chancellor
isolates France
alliance with Austria/Hungary and Italy later joins
trade treaty with Russia
fears two front war

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Kaiser Wilhem II

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German Ruler (1888-1918)
forces Bismark to resign
built up army and navy

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Three Emperor’s League (1881)

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia

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Triple Alliance (1882)

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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Entente Cordiale (1904)

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Britain, France

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Triple Entente

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Britain, France, Russia

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Franz Ferdinand

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Austrian Archduke
visits Sarajevo, Bosnia and gets assassinated

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Gavrilo Philip

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Serbian Nationalist, Black Hand member
kills Ferdinand

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July Crisis

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Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum (July 23)
Serbia accepts all but two
Austria declares war (July 28)
Germany declares war on Russia

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Count Berchtold

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Austrian Prime Minister
gives ultimatum

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Bethmann Hollweg

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German Prine Minister
support for Austria during July crisis with Wilhem II was gone

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Sir Edward Grey

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British Foreign Secretary

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Schlieffen Plan

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attack France (through Belgium) when Russia is mobilizing and then attack Russia, to avoid two front war

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Britain-Belgium Treaty (1838)

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Britain would protect Belgium so Germany could not control their channel ports
Britain declared war on Germany (Aug 4, 1914) after ultimatum

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German Western Front

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defence
large troops with heavy artillery

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Battle of Tannenberg (Aug 25-28, 1914)

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Germans took 95000 prisoners, killed 30000

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German Easter Front

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traditional tactical warfare

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Ludendorff and Hidenburg

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German commanders during Battle of Tannenberg (Aug 25-28, 1914)

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Wilfrid Laurier

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7th Canadian Prime Minister
joined Britain in war (declared loyal to Britain in 1904)
joins full war effort in 1914 (initially sends 25000 men, then 100000 men in June 1915)

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Robert Borden

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8th Primer Minister during the war
signed War Measures Act which gave the government extraordinary powers

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Sam Hughes

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Canadian Minister of Militia
started a nationwide recruitment campaign

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Valcartier

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Quebecois, a part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
had a training camp
30000 Canadians sailed for England (Sept 1914), arrived Feb 1915

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Henri Bourassa

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Quebecois nationalist
opposed war effects though supported voluntary enlistment

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Canadian Patriotic Fund

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money for soldier’s families

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Military Hospitals Commission

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hospitals for wounded

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YMCA

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organized canteens
support services for soldiers

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Red Cross

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humanitarian aid
kept track of the wounded

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Victory Bonds

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raised money for war

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Income Tax

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introduced in 1917, still around

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Ypres, Belgium (April 1915)

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chemical warfare (chlorine gas)
Canada helped hold the line, 6000 died/missing/wounded

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Somme River (July 1916)

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troops go over the top
57000 British die

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Vimy Ridge, Northern France (April 1917)

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Canada use rolling barrage, drop shells just in front of Germans, great success for Canada

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Officer Arthur Currie

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Canadian strategist
strategized in Vimy Ridge

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Passchendale, Belgium (July 1917)

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British lose 68000
British High Command sends Arthur Currie but more die

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USA Neutrality

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wished to stay out of European business
their interests were out of the Western hemisphere
militarism was absent (small army)
many immigrants, did not want to tear country apart
could trade with both sides, aided economy

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Lusitania

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US passenger boat
struck by German U-boat

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Woodrow Willson

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USA president

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National Defense Act (1916) USA

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increased army (80000 to 223000)
state militias
National Guard to 400000
established junior reserve officer training corps

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Naval Expansion Act (1916) USA

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10 dreadnoughts
16 cruisers
50 destroyers

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Merchant Marine Act (1916) USA

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federal gov owned ships
regulated shipping

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Zimmermann Telegram

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note from Germany to Mexico offering to form an alliance to help them regain lost territory (taken by USA)

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