WWI Flashcards
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Origins of the conflict
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Breakup of Turkish empire
Relative growth of German power
Germany as a new rival to British power
Loss of the élan vital bw Austria-Hungary
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Q
The destruction of the balance of forces on the European continent
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Shattered the equilibrium of power which was essential to our security in the west
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Q
Why did America go to war?
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Neutral rights (maritime) were challenged
- sinking of British cruise ship w
US casualties
Germany’s petition to Mexico to wage war against US
**realization that American security and world position would be vastly undermined by any diminution of Britain as a dominant sea power; which in turn relied on a balance of power within the European countries.
