WWI Flashcards
1
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domestic policy
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guides decisions within the country
2
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foreign policy
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guides decisions with OTHER countries
3
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national interest categories
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- economic prosperity
- security and safety
- beliefs and values
4
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economic prosperity (national interest)
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- stable employment
- acceptable standard of living
- foreign trade
- economic protection for citizens
5
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security and safety (national interest)
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- national security
- peaceful resolutions of conflicts with other countries
- peaceful resolutions between other countries
- laws that protect the personal safety of citizens
6
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beliefs and values (national interest)
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- protections for values, beliefs and culture
7
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the great war
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- july 28, 1914 - november 11th, 1918
8
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the causes of WWI
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- militarism
- alliances
- imperialism
- nationalism
9
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militarism
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- rapid technological advances in da world/ in the military
- military expansion became a large source of national pride
10
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imperialism
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- when a powerful nation-state siezes territories outside its own borders, transforming and governing them as colonies
11
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central alliances
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- austria-hungary
- germany
- bulgaria
- turkey
12
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allied alliances
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- serbia
- england + colonies
- france
- russia
- japan
13
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initially neutral “alliances”
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italy and US
14
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nationalism in WWI
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- an intense form of patriotism
- caused tension and competition between nations
15
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british nationalism
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enjoyed power overall due to their imperial dominance
16
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german nationalism
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trying to catch up to britain in terms of colonial possessions and advancements
17
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the treaty of versaille
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- WWI officially ended at 11am on the 11th of november, 1918
- discussed war guilt (article 231), reparations payments to help badly damaged countries recover, prevention of another WW
18
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attendees of the treaty of versaille
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- lloyd george of england
- vittorio orlando of italy
- georges clemenceau
- woodrow wilson of USA
- various economists, activists, and low level politicians
- german representatives were absent yet still impacted by the decision
19
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prioroties of the treaty
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- were expressed by wilson and clemenceau
- clemenceau focused on economic assistance
- wilson focused on the prevention of further conflict
- wilson drafted the “14 points”
- all 14 points were extra harsh on germany
- these penalties on germany made a second WW even more likely
