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Who was the Triple Entente?

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France, Russia, England

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Causes of the war?

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Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

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Who was the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria Hungry, Italy

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Who became allies?

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Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia

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Who became the Central Powers?

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Germany, Austria Hungry, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

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Who did Gavarillo Princip assassinate?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie on June 28 1914

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Schlieffen Plan was what?

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Germany tried to take over France quickly and then turn to Russia; Western Front

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Black Hand was?

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Serbian nationalist/terrorist group

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Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II ?

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He was the ruler of Germany with a complex due to his short arm who removed Bismark. Cousin of Tsar

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What was the Austria-Hungry Ultimatum?

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If Serbia did not allow Austria-Hungry to do an investigation due to the assassination, then they would invaded

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Types of Propaganda

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Demonization, name calling, glittering generalities, plain folk, transfer, fear, bandwagon, logic, testimonial

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Events Leading up to the War

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Nationalism in Balkans
Russia VS Austria
Assassination
Ultimatum

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Western Front

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Where the Schleiffen Plan took place; France

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Eastern Front

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Lack of modern tech caused Russia enormous defeats; Treaty signed w/ revolutionary government in Russia-lost 1/4 of country

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Weaponry

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Flamethrowers
Tanks
Machine guns
Posion gas 
Airplanes
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Who were the Big Four?

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Woodrow Wilson of US
David Lloyd George of Britain
G.Clemanceau of France
V.Orandlo of Italy

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Where did the Paris Peace Conference take place?

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Jan. 19 1919 Palace of Versailles in Paris, France

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What were the first five pts. of Woodrow Wilson 14 points

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  • End of secret alliances
  • Allow free seas
  • Free Trade
  • adjust colonial possessions
  • disarm
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What were points 6-14?

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•Dealt with creations of New Nation
•Self Determination
•National Independence based in nationality
League of Nations

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What was the Guilt Clause?

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Article 231 blames German and gives them full responsibility of the war on the nation

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What were the Treaty Terms?

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  • pay 32 billion dollars for war damages
  • disarm-limited to 100,000 men, no Air Force
  • loss of territory
  • loss of natural resources
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What were the difference for the aims of the US and the Europeans?

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US to find peace and to treat each nation with fairness. Europeans wanted to cripple Germany revenge and punishments

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Demonization?

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Evil, wild, demon like

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Name Calling?

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Negative Symbol, hopes audience rejects person/idea

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Glittering Generalities?

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Words/Phrases drop guard and make you feel guilty

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Plain Folk?

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Speakers just like you

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Transfer?

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Symbol are used constantly that we respect

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Fear?

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To instill fear to change viewers position/ to threaten them

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Bandwagon?

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Everyone else’s is doing it so should you

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Logic?

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Draw a conclusion from one more premises

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Testimonial?

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Info is conveyed through a well known or trained source

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What was Trench Warfare like?

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Race to the sea; terrible conditions; caused shell shock

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Total War?

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Civilians at home made huge sacrifices; Govern. Controlled, industries, rationing

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US ties to Britain?

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Economic, Political, and Culture Ties

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What was U.S.W-Unrestricted Submarine Warfare ?

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  • Started Feb 1915 by Germany
  • Sunked Lusitania 128 Americans died
  • Arabic & Sussex Pledge
  • Suspended USW &Resumes 1917
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Zimmerman Note?

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Germany’s Foreign minister, Authur Zimmerman sent a telegraph to Mexico, they could reclaim old land if the joined Germany’s side

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When did the US join the war?

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  • declares April 2nd 1917

- officially in Nov

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