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World War One Test Flashcards

1
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Nationalism

A

Deep devotion to ones country

Created a desire for self rule

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2
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Imperialism

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Colonial conquest

created rivalries between nations for power

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3
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Militarism

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Created an arm race or a military buildup of forces and weapons

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4
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Alliance system

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Created a world conflict of a minor incident

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5
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Otto Von Bismarck

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Had created the alliance system

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6
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Black hand

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Serbian terrorist group

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7
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Gavrilo Princep

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Assassin

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8
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Propaganda

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Info used to influence public opinion

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9
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Belligerents

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Warring sides

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10
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Schliffan plan

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German plan to attack France through neutral Belgium

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11
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Central powers

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Germany Austria hungry and ottoman Turks

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12
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Allied powers

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Great Britain and France Russia and later the USA

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13
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Mobilization

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Countries begin preparing for war

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14
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Western front

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Extended from the North Sea to Switzerland 500 miles between the borders of France and Germany

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Eastern front

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Extended from the Baltic Sea to the black sea 1000 miles between the borders of Russia Germany and Austria hungry

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16
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Trench warfare

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Hundreds of miles of parallel trenches between the armies

17
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No man’s land

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Areas between the trenches

18
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War attrition

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To wear the other side out

19
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Manfred Von Richthofen

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“Red Baron” 80 kills

20
Q

Eddie Richenbacker

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Top American Ace - 26 kills

21
Q

Suicide club

A

Pilots

22
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U boats

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German boats

23
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Germans

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Huns

24
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British

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Tommy

25
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French

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Frogs

26
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American

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Doughboys

27
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Gallipoli campaign

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British attempt to reduce Russia

28
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Bolsheviks Revolution

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Russia was near collapse

Russia becomes communist

29
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Vladimir Lenin

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Overthrew and killed the Czar family

30
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Isolation

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Stay out of European affairs

31
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President Woodrow Wilson

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Declares the purpose of the wars to make the world safe for democracy

32
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John Pershing

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Was in charge of the American expeditionary force

33
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Kaiser Wilhelmina 2

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King of Germany steps down

34
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King George V (England)

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Accepts surrender

35
Q

Spanish flu

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Greatest medical holocaust in history

36
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League of Nations

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International peacekeeping organizations

37
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Frank Ferdinand

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Going to be king but was assassinated

38
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Armistice

A

Agreement to stop fighting

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