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WW1 (Part 1) Flashcards

1
Q

what country had been living in peace for nearly a century by 1914?

A

Europe

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2
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_____hoped for a permanent end to all war.

Others believed a “Great War” was ______

A

Idealists

Inevitable

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3
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What is meant by a “Great War”?

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a war impacting many countries with improved technology killing a lot more people

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4
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Who created modern day Germany?

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Otto Von Bismarck

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5
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What was Otto Von Bismarck’s Quote?

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“I shall not live to see the Great War, but you will see it and it will start in the east”

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6
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Throughout the late 1800’s and early 1900’s efforts were made to _________

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end the terror of war

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7
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Who was Alfred Nobel?

  • ______ inventer of ______
  • came to regret _____uses of ________
  • in his will he set up the ______
A
  • sweedish, dynamite
  • the military, his invention
  • nobel peace prize
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8
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What was the nobel peace price?

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each year someone is awarded this prize because of his work advancing peace

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9
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First National Peace Conference

  1. Brought leaders together in the ______
  2. They set up a ____ called the _____ to settle disputes between nations.
  3. This could not _______ or ______
  4. Despite all these efforts a ___ seemed to be on its way.
A
  1. Netherlands
  2. world court, Hague Tribunal
  3. force nations to submit their disputes, enforce its rulings
  4. big war
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10
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The causes of WW1?

A

MAIN

  • Militarism
  • Alliances
  • Imperialism
  • Nationalism
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11
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What is intense love of ones country?

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Nationalism

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12
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National pride (nationalism) can fuel bitter _____. Which can sometimes lead to war based on _______.

A

conflict

war-racism

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13
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In early 1900”s aggressive _______ was the leading cause of international ______

A

nationalism

tension

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14
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  1. Nationalism was strong in _____ and ______
  2. _____ was proud of their military
  3. France longed to be Europe’s leading ____ again.
  4. France resented _____ occupation of Alsace and Lorraine.
  5. France wanted _____against germany for the Franco-Prussian war.
A
  1. Germany and France
  2. Germans
  3. Power
    4 German
  4. revenge
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15
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What is it called when all Slavic people shared a common nationality.

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Pan Slavism

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16
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_______ felt, as the largest Slavic country that it had a duty to lead and protect all Slavs.

A

Russia

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CRISIS IN THE BALKANS

  1. ________ worried nationalism might foster rebellion among the many minority populations within its empire
  2. ______ felt threatened by new nations on its borders-especially ______
  3. In 1912, the Balkan states attacked ______
  4. By 1914, the Balkans were the “______” of Europe.
A
  1. Austria-Hungary
  2. Ottoman Turkey, Serbia
  3. Turkey
  4. powder keg
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18
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  1. Britain felt threatened by Germany’s rapid ______growth.
  2. 1900-Germany’s new, modern _______increasingly out produced _____
  3. Germany believed other world powers did not give them_______
A
  1. Economic
  2. factories, Britain
  3. enough respect
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19
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  1. Competition for ______ brought France & Germany to the brink of war.
  2. As a result, ______ and France began forming closer ties against germany
A
  1. Colonies

2. Britain

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20
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the glorification of the military

A

militarism

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21
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What came to dominate national policy?

A

armed forces and readiness for war

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22
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Militarists painted war in ____ colors

A

romantic

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23
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What justified stronger nations in taking the weaker nations?

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Social Darwinism

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24
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The Arms race:

  1. As the tensions grew the great powers expanded their _____
  2. The fiercest competition was the ____rivalry between______ and ______
A
  1. Military

2. Naval, Britain, Germany

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25
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  1. Fear and distrust led the great powers to protect themselves through ______
  2. _____ were signed pledging to defend each other
A
  1. alliances

2. treaties

26
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Who were in the Central Powers?

A

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

27
Q

Who were in the Aliied Powers?

A

France, Britain, Russian, and Italy

28
Q
  1. Archduke Franz ____ of Austria-Hungary would visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia.
  2. Bosnia was the neighbor of ____
  3. June 28th was the anniversary of the battle of _____ in 1389
A
  1. Ferdinand
  2. Serbia
  3. Kosovo
29
Q

The Serbians took the archduke coming on June 28 as an ______

A

Insult

30
Q

_______ shot _____ and his wife during their motorcade ride through Sarajevo. Their driver took _____

A

Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Ferdinand
A wrong turn

31
Q

Because Archduke was shot, _____ sent ______ an ultimatum which _____ part was rejected so they declared war

A

Austria
Serbia
one

32
Q

Serbia asked Russia to talk to _____, which they don’t cooperate so Russia declares war on them.
______supported russia
______declared war on _____ because they would not stay neutral
________ and _____ were neutral at first.

A

Germany
France
Germany, France
Italy & Great Britain

33
Q

Germany did not want a two front war so they came up with the ______, which was to have ___%invade ____ and through a neutral country and meet the other ___% to fight _____

A

Schlieffen Plan
90% , France
10%, Britain

34
Q

Germany invading Belgium caused _____ to declare war on Germany

A

Britain

35
Q 
\_\_\_\_\_\_wanted to punish Serbia
\_\_\_\_\_ wanted to support Austria
\_\_\_\_\_ was offended by Austria giving Serbia an Ultimatum
\_\_\_\_\_\_supported Russia
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ felt committed to protect \_\_\_\_\_
A 
Austria
Germany
Russia
France
Britain, France
36
Q

The Schlieffen plan failed because of _____ resistance.
this brings _______ into war. ____ wins small battles in the east because they mobilized quickly.move weekened _____ forces in the west. their offensive ______.

A 
belguim
great britain
russia
german
stalls
37
Q

with ____ coming both sides began to dig ____. Thes lines remained for ___ years. fighting in the ____ turns into a stalemate.

A

winter
trenches
four
west

38
Q

whats a stalemate

A

a deadlock neither side could break

39
Q

new advances in ____ meant thousands of men could be killed in hours. WWI is the first ____ fully _____ war. ______ altered the nature of fighting. ____ would have a greater impact later.

A 
technology
modern 
industrialized
machine guns
tanks
40
Q

poison gas was first used by the ______ in ypres belguim.

A

germans

41
Q

What are the three different types of gas ?

A

tear gas
mustard gas
chlorine gas

42
Q

What happened to tear gas that was inconvienient?

A

it froze in the winter

43
Q

how did people defend against chlorine gas

A

wet clothes over their face

44
Q

what gas makes u itch

A

mustard gas

45
Q

poison gas was _____ by international agreement

A

outlawed

46
Q

________ used poison gas in the 1990s against _____ rebels

A

saddam hussain

kurdish

47
Q

with ____ if they aimed poorly they could kill their own men

A

artillery

48
Q

tanks were first used by the _____. at the battle of ____.

A

brittish

somme

49
Q

machine guns helped create _____ by making it difficult to cross no mans land.

A

stale mate

50
Q

submarines were used by the _____ these helped bring ___ into the war.

A

germans

US

51
Q

at first the ____ was just used for observation.

they are also known as ____.

A

airplanes

“aces”

52
Q

treches spanned from ______ to the ______.

between the treches there was _________.

A

swiss alps
english channel

no mans land

53
Q

_________ was caused by cold and unsanitary conditions. avoided it by changing your _____.

A

socks

trench foot

54
Q

Trench mouth is a servere case of ______ due to a lack of care for the _____. Causes painful infected and bleeding _____ and ________.

A

gingivitis
teeth
gums
ulterations

55
Q

what is total war

A

channeling the nations entire resources into a war effort.

56
Q

only _____ didnt impose a draft until later in the war

A

great britain

57
Q 
how do government raise money for the war?
r
b
r
s
p
w
A 
raised taxes
borrowed money
rationed food boots and gasoline
set price controls
prohibited strikes
war bonds
58
Q

when fighting a war an important thing is controlling ______.

A

public opinion

59
Q

concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of a large group of people.

A

propaganda

60
Q

propaganda is used as a _____ and to keep the ______ a secret. _____ were censored.

A

distraction
casualties
pictures

61
Q

what are atrocities?

A

political pr ethically motivated killing of civilians

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