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1
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what did the triple alliance become?

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Central powers

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what did the triple entente become?

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Allied powers

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Who was in the allied powers?

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USA, great britain, france

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what was armistice (1918)

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an agreement between the allies and the central powers to end the war at the 11th hour. stated the central powers lost

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what was the league of nations

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an intercontinental orginization to prevent wars after WW1. It didn’t work

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war guilt clause

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a part of the treaty of Versialles that placed the blame for the war on germany, and forced them to pay reperation.

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Causes of WW1:Imperialism

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resulted in intense competition between European nations for new land

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MANIA

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The 5 causes of WW1: Militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, Assationation

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9
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who was in the triple alliance

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germany, austria-hungary and italy

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10
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who was in the triple entente

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great britain france and russia

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11
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balkan region

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slavic region of intense domination in mountains of south/east europe

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what was the central power, and who was in it?

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a major alliance in the center of europe, consisted of Germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and ottoman empire

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Western front

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a line of trenches that stretched from switzerland to thw north sea. a majority of fighting took place here

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14
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Schlieffen plan

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Germanys military plan at the start of thw war to defeat france and russia, however russia was fast enough to defend themselves

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eastern front

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a region of fighting along the german-russain boarder where russians and serbs battled germans, austrians and turks

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16
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unrestricted submarine warfare

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a policy germany announced which stated their submarines would sink any in british waters

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17
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How did the overseas colonies contribute to the Allied victory in World War I?

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they provided a buttload of troops

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18
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what ended the trench warefare and resulted in the allied powers defeating germany

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americas financial support for britain and france

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19
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treaty of versialles

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treaty that ended WW1

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20
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conscription

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the draft

21
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mobilization

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assembling and preparing troops for war

22
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who assasonated Franz Ferdinand and what group was he in

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Gavrilo princip, the black hand

23
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who wrote the 14 points

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woodrow wilson

24
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which country invaded which to start the war? who came to protect the victim country

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austria-hungary invaded serbia. Russia helped serbia

25
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who was the german emperor until he stepped down

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kaiser william II

26
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what were U-Boats

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military fighting boats used by germans

27
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zimmerman telegram

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a message the germans sent to mexico that said the germans would give their land back if the formed an alliance with germany, the british intercepted it.

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Lusitania

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the boat with ameircan passengers that the germans sunk. turned americans against germany

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Trench warefare

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fighting in holes dug in the ground with machine guns

30
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reparations

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money that germany had to pay to countrys that suffered war damage

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pacifism

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opposition to war

32
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entente

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non binding agreement to follow policies

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stalemate

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dead lock in which no army is able to defeat the other

34
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no mans land

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an uninhabited piece of land

35
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zepplins

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large gas filled balloon

36
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total war

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channeling all of a nations resources into war

37
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self determination

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right of people to choose choose their own form of governemnt

38
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armistice

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agreement to stop fighting a war

39
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why did italy leave the central powers

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in hopes of gaining more land

40
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what did women in WW1 do

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they took over mens jobs

41
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who fought on the eastern front

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russains and serbs

42
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what coutry did germany traval thru when attacking france

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belgium

43
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Galipoli

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drove allies out, ottomans lost

44
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what country withdrew from the war

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russia

45
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who abdicated in novermer 1918

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kaiser william II

46
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who were the big 3 at the paris peace conference

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USA france and britain

47
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what flaws were in the treaty of versailles

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there were harsh peace terms for the armies that lost and cuasd bitterness

48
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what reprecussions did germany have to endure

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they had to pay $30 billion and reduce their military, and give up land

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