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Triple alliance

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A military alliance between germany, Austria-hungry, and Italy, in the years preceding WWI

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Militarism

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A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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A proud and stubborn man, ruler of Germany, who did not wish to share power with anyone

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Triple Entente

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Military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding WWI

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Civilians 13 million

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People with no formal ties to the war 13 million

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Orphan

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Child left behind without a guardian- the war created 9 million orphans

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Widow

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Women who were married to men who left for the war and either died or was 5 million

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How long did the war last?

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4 years– 1914-1918

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Refugees

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10 million- Cubans/people who want to escape Fidel Castro and Cuba. Mexicans too

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What is the definition of refugee?

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People with nowhere to go, everything is gone, they have become nomadic

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Why is the us last in the casualties column?

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The US didn’t go into the war until April 1917. We were only in the war for 17 months

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What would be 2 unknown facts to the world prior to wwi

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1- much effort went into making peace, continued for many years. 2- small GRADUAL incidents built up and culminated into one big commotion and exploded

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5 causes of wwi

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Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
The tangled alliance
The archduke and his wife killed in Sarajevo, Bosnia
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Why were archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie deaths so significant

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They were waiting for ruling position of Austria

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Who shot them?

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Gavrilo princep age 19 part of Serbian terrorist group, the black hand

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3 things for joining an alliance

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Financials $$$
Men
Support,, political, verbal, and moral

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Why did Germans use the schilieffen plan? Benefit?

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To prevent a two front war, and imperialistic powers

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Designer of the plan?

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German general Alfred Von schilieffen 1906/1907

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Objective?

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Attack and defeat France first in the west and then push east to fight and defeat Russia.> face a two front war, not good

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France? Russia?

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France called for 90 days or 3 months, Russia called for 1 year

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An unconditional struggle

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Also addressed the USA

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They thought we were always golfing, at the country club, and that the only thing Americans were good at was making razors. WRONG they claimed USA as narcissistic

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Central powers

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Nations of Germany and Austria hungary along with other nations who fought on their side

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Allies

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Nations of GB, France, and Russia, along with other nations that fought on their side

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Western front
Region of northern France where forces of allies and central powers battled each other
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Schilieffen plan
Germany's military plan to rapidly defeat France and move east to Russia
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Trench warfare
A form of fighting in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield
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Eastern front
Region along German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, austrians, and Turks
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Central powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Turkey
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The allies
Russia, France, great Britain, British empire, USA
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Trench warfare
Form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield
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Poison gas
A new "weapon" used for mass killing, Germans
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Shell shock
Psychological disturbance due to prolonged exposure of active warfare
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The submarine
The Germans built this to have war going on at sea and to be able to blow up enemy ships
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President Woodrow Wilson
USA president who was part of the Big Four, who drew up peace proposals during war called the fourteen points
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Battle at Verdun
February 1916 Germans launched a massive attack against the French here
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The battle of Somme
Northwest of Verdun which British forces attacked Germans in valley of Somme river, Started in July 1916 1st day of battle-20000 British soldiers killed. By time of end of battle in November each side suffered more than half a million casualties
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The airplane in WWI
Had very late introduction, more of an experimental invention
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Total war
Conflict which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort
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Armistice
An agreement to stop fighting
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Rationing
The limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy- often imposed by govts during wartime, when goods are short in display
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George's Clemenceau
Near opposite of Wilson, who had a compact physique and a combative style that earned Hume the nickname "Tiger"
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Self determination
Freedom of a people to decide under what form of govt they wish to live
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League of nations
An intl association formed after WWI with the goal of keeping peace among nations
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The treaty of Versailles
Peace treaty signed by Germany and allied powers after WWI
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Imperialism
Policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate a younger nation, 20- competition, rivalry
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The Balkans
Region of southwestern Europe now occupied by Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, the European part of Turkey, and the former republics of Yugoslavia
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Serbia
Austrians enemy
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Battle of Marne
WWI battle in northwestern France where allies defeated the Germans in 1918
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Propaganda
Info or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponents
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Gallipoli campaign
Effort to take the Dardanelles strait which began in February 1915
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Blockade
Use of troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering or leaving a city or region
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Russia
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The treaty of Brest- Litovsk
Brought upon the end of the war between Russia and Germany in 1918
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President Wilson's vision of peace
A just and lasting peace he was passionate about peace
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Adolf hitler
German nazi leader who led Germany in WWII
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Fourteen points
Series of proposals in which US president WW outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after WWI
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Zimmerman note
Proved to be the last straw with Wilson, British officials intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico stating that if Mexico joined Germany they would help them take back the land that the USA has which used to be mexicos
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Russia
On eastern front, sided with the allies
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Germany
Was after Russia, introduced awful military weapons, arrogant and would make people suffer
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France
Sided with allies, weak country that always falls in war
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Military occupation
Strong nation going to move into a weaker nation to protect it, Germany moving into neutral Belgium
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Neutral Belgium
Germany moved into neutral Belgium to protect it, you aren't supposed to go through a neutral nation during war

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