WWI Flashcards
1
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Nationalism
A
Trying to prove your country is the best
2
Q
Alliances
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- Designed to maintain peace
- 2 alliances
- Central vs Allied powers
3
Q
Imperialism
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Taking land from each other
4
Q
Militarism
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- Made lots of weapons
- Ready for war
5
Q
Central Powers
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- Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottomons
6
Q
Allied Powers
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- France, Russia, Britain
7
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Trench Warfare
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- A method used on both sides
- no man’s land
- ineffective
- shoot run go
8
Q
Zimmerman note
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- German was told to send documents to Mexico to form a new alliance
- Intercepted by British and America through cut line
- Mexico didn’t want tot be involved
9
Q
Lusitania
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- Germany sunk American British passenger ship
- Almost started the war (infuriated Americans)
10
Q
Lenin
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- After Russia left the war, he led the Bolsheviks up
- Sign peace treaty with Central Powers
11
Q
Bolsheviks
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- Communists that killed the czar
- Took over the government
12
Q
Russian Revolution
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- Truth with Germany so they could focus on france
13
Q
Schlieffen Plan
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- Germanys plan to take over France in 6 weeks
- French used trench warfare
- Pushed Germany back
14
Q
Treaty of Versailles
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- Germany’s punishment for everything they did in WWI
- Has to pay, reduce military, loose land, took blame
15
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Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand
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- Austrian leader
- Shot by princep bc he wanted to free serbia
- “shot that started the war”