The Great War Flashcards

1
Q

The Triple Entente (_________)

  1. To gain territory (Separate and part of the question)
A

(Allied Powers)
1. England: Prime Minister Lloyd George.
2. France: George Clemenceau
3. Russia: Czar Nicholas ll
4. Italy: Vittorir Orlando
5. American

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The Triple Alliance (____________)

  1. Ottoman Empire (Separate and part of the question)
    - Known as the:
A

(Central Powers)
1. Germany
2. Austria- Hungarian Empire
3. Ottoman Empire
- “Old sick man”

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3
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Causes of World War l:

A
  1. Nationalism
  2. Imperialism
  3. Entangling Alliances
  4. Militarism: Germany’s rise as a world power.
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4
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The event that sparked the war:

A

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia.

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5
Q

New Technology to break the stalemate:

A
  1. The tank
  2. Chemical weapons
  3. The flamethrower
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6
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The greatest battle of attrition in history.

A

Verdun

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7
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One of the bloodiest and most futile battles of history.

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The battle of the somme.

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8
Q

Reason for American Involvement:

A
  1. Economics
  2. Unrestricted submarine warfare.
  3. Anti-german propaganda
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9
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(USSR):

A

The union of soviet socialists republics.

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10
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Signs the Armistic:

A

November 11, 1918 @ 11:00 a.m.

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11
Q

The signing of the Armistic known to the Germans as the:

A

“Stab in the back”

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12
Q

By what Hitler will skillfully call,
__________________.
- Jews, communists, and democrats.

A

“The November Criminals”

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13
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Ethnic groups should be able to decide for themselves what nation they belong to.

A

Self-Determination

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14
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Point 14: General Association of Nations.
- To guarantee the security of great and small nations alike:

A

The League of Nations

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15
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The Big Four:

A
  1. France: George Clemenceau
  2. England: Lloyd George
  3. Italy: Orlando
  4. America: Woodrow Wilson
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16
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Terms of Treaty:

A
  1. Germany was forced to give up 13% of its land to the Allies and all its colonies.
    - Germany’s desire to reclaim lost land.
  2. Germany was forced to give up 80% of its Navy, Air force, and reduce its Army to 100,000 soldiers.
    • Germany’s desire to be strong and great again.
  3. Germany had to accept a “Demilitarized Zone” in the Rhineland, which is next to its industrial heartland the Ruhr.
    - Germany’s evokes its right to defend itself.
17
Q

This clause (provision) forced Germany to accept the responsibility for the war.

A

War Guilt Clause

18
Q

In doing so Germany was forced to pay:

A

Reparation (war damages)