test 2 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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The long-term causes of World War I in Europe (MAIN)
A
- Militarism- expanding arm forces.
- Alliances- agreed to support each other in case of attack.
- Imperialism- a large country controlling politics in economies in a smaller country.
- Nationalism- pride and one’s country called freedom and self government.
2
Q
immediate cause of World War I in Europe
A
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was shot
3
Q
Central powers (BAGO)
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- Bulgaria
- Austria- Hungary
- Germany
- Ottoman empire
4
Q
The Allied powers (FBR)
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- France
- Britain
- Russia
5
Q
New style of fighting in World War I
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trench warfare
maze of ditches and tunnels that soldiers lived in , muddy rat infested, called the “no man’s land”, called“over the top”
6
Q
New weapons of World War I
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Machine guns, chlorine and mustard gas, tanks, tanks, U-boats(submarines), airplanes
7
Q
What’s a stalemate?
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Deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat
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