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WW1- The Great War Flashcards

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What were the main causes of the war?

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1) Militarism: created an arms race or military build up of forces and weapons
2) Alliance System: created a world conflict out of small incident
3) Imperialism: created rivalries between nations of power
4) Nationalism: created a desire for self rule

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Who created the alliance system?

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Otto von Bismark

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Who were the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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Who were the Triple Entente?

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Great Britain, France, Russia

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What was the power keg of Europe?

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Balkan Peninsula

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What is Pan-slavism?

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A National Movement to bring independence to the region from the Austria-Hungarians

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Who lead out in Pan-slavism?

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Serbia

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What incident caused WWI?

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in 1914, Sarajevo

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What was the Blackhand?

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A Serbian terrorist group

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Who killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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Gaurilo Princep

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What was propaganda used for?

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1) Recruitment of men
2) Promote patriotism at home
3) Make the enemy look evil

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What is the Schlieffen Plan?

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Germany plan by Alfred Von Schlieffen to attack France through neutral Belgium

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What was the first battle?

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Battle of the Marne

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14
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Where did the Western front extend to?

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The North Sea to Switzerland

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Where did the Eastern front extend to?

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Baltic Sea to Black Sea

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16
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What were the new weapons brought by the Industrial Revolution?

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1) Machine guns
2) Artillery
3) Poisonous Gas- “Mustard gas”
4) Tanks
5) Flame Throwers
6) Zeppelins-“Blimps”
7) Airplanes
8) Submarines-“U-boats”

17
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Who was the “Greatest of all Aces”?

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Manfred Von Richthofen “Red Baron”

18
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Who was the top American Ace?

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Eddie Rickenbacker

19
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Who was the Czar that was overthrown?

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Czar Nicholas II

20
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What was the Gallipoli Campaign?

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British attempt to rescue Russia but failed

21
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What were the causes of the Russian Revolution(Bolshevik)?

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1) Corrupt/Inefficient government
2) War had destroyed the economy
3) Slaughter of the army

22
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Who lead the Russian Revolution?

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Vladimir Lenin

23
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What did Vladimir Lenin promise the peasant Russians in order for them to support him?

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1) Take Russia out of WWI

2) Land

24
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What events brought the USA into WWI?

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1) Sinking of the Lusitania
2) Unrestricted submarine warfare
3) Zimmerman Telegram

25
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What did Woodrow Wilson declare the purpose of the war was?

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To make the world safe for democracy

26
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How did the USA impact the war?

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1) Boosted morale
2) Fresh manpower
3) Supplies and equipment

27
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Who is John Pershing?

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General in charge of the American Expedition Force

28
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Why is Operation Micheal?

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The German opens up a massive offensive in spring 1918

29
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Who is the king of Germany in WWI?

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

30
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What happened on November 11 at 11 am on 1918?

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Armistice was signed stopping the war

31
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Who are the Big four countries?

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1) Great Britain- David Lloyd George
2) France- Georges Clemenceau
3) USA- Woodrow Wilson
4) Italy- Vittorio Orlando

32
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What were the first five points in President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

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1) Open diplomacy
2) Freedom of seas
3) Free and equal trade
4) Decrease of arms/military
5) End of colonial claims

33
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What did the Treaty of Versailles force Germany to do?

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1) Had to accept all blame for war
2) Had to pay for reparations-32 bil
3) Lost all of its colonies and some territories
4) Forced to greatly reduce size of its military

34
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What are the results of WWI?

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1) Death toll: 20 dead “lost generation”
2) Bolshevik/communist revolution-Russia becomes communist
3) 4 major empires collapse
4) USA becomes world power
5) WWII- caused by bitterness in Germany

35
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What did points 6-13 deal with in Wilson’s 14 points?

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Self-determination Nations should have the right to govern themselves

36
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What was the fourteenth point in Wilson’s fourteen points?

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The League of Nations

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