ww1 prelude Flashcards

know the war

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triple alliance

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy. orchestrated by otto von bismark.

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triple entente

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Russia, France, great brittan. Russia also became allies with Serbs and Slavs.

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what happened with Serbia, Russia, and Austria.

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after 100 years of disobedience, Russia finally managed to get Serbia unified, Russia, thinking they would get something from Germany, and bismark ended up giving Bosnia-Herzegovina to Austria. When Russia and Serbia tried to declare war on Austria kaiser Wilhelm J shut them up.

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4
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Balkan wars

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Serbia formed the Balkan League and declared war with the Ottomans in 1912. The Balkans won the battle but couldn’t figure out how to split the land leading to an attack on Bulgaria in 1913.

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5
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who was in the Balkan League

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Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece

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mecedonia and albainia

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Macedonia was split into Serbia and Greece. Albania was given to Serbia as a port.

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7
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how does Serbia see Austria

A

bullies

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8
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how does Austria see Serbia

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threat

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9
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London conference

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Austria, organized by Austria, decided to abolish Serbia’s acquisition of Albania, which made Serbia and Russia mad. Russia decided that if the Germans and Austrians tried to fight over the balkings, they wouldn’t step down again.

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10
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what was the date on which Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated

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June 28, 1914

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where did Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie plan to go on this fateful trip?

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Sarajevo, in Bosnia

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12
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what is the black hand

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a nationalist terror group whom a group of people decided that they wanted to assonate Franz Ferdinand.

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13
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name each attempt of assassination

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1- the guy chickened out
2- gun malfunctioned
3- The grenade rolled under the wrong car

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14
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how was the assassination possible

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on the way to the hospital to visit the victims of the bombing the driver took a wrong turn and ended up stalling right where Gaurilo Pricip was mourning the loss of opportunity, he leaped up and took his chance.

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15
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what did Austria do in response to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand by Gauroil Princip

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Austria thought Serbia had something to do with it so Austria declared war on Serbia.

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16
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how were men feeling at this time (1914)

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the men were excited, they thought this would be a quick and seamless victory.