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Central Powers

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Germany and Austria-Hungary

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Triple Entente

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Britain, France, and Russia

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Militarism

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Promoting war and making it seem great, even though it’s not

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Arms race

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Britain and Germany were both building up great navies

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Alsace and Lorraine

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Land France wanted from Germany

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Pan-Slavism

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Desire to create country for the Slavs

Russia = “natural leader” of the Slavs

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Francis Ferdinand

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Arch duke of Austria
Assassinated by Black Hand (Serbia)
Assassination ignited the powder keg

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Gabriela Princip

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Person who physically shot Arch duke + wife

Part of Black Hand

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Ultimatum

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Final set of demands

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Mobilize

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Prepare military forces for a war

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Neutrality

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Supporting neither side during a war

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Schlieffen Plan

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German plan of attack for war: defeat France quickly first and then turn around to defeat Russia

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Stalemate

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Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

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Zeppelin

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Large gas-filled balloons for transport

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U-boat

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German submarines

Allies defended using convoys

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Convoy

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Groups of merchant ships protected by warships

Allies used convoys to defend against German U-boats

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Verdun

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11 months
500,000 casualties
French rallying cry: “they shall not pass”

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Somme

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5 months
1 million soldiers killed
ONE MILLION THATS A LOT

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Tannenberg

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City where Russians suffered a disastrous defeat

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Ottoman Empire

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Joined Germany’s side

Had strategic location

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Gallipoli

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The allies sent a massive force of troops to attempt to open up the strait. After 10 months, the Allies finally withdrew from Dardenelles

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T. E. Lawrence

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British colonel who sent to support the Arab revolt

Lead guerilla raids against the Turks, dynamiting bridges and supply trains

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Total war

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War in which everyone’s lives were directly affected in some way

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Conscription

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“The draft” which required all young men to be ready for military or other service

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Contraband
Supplies during wartime (sometimes illegal) | Contraband could not reach Russia
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Lusitania
British liner torpedoed by German submarine
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Propaganda
The spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or hurting a cause
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Atrocities
??? He taught us nothing
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Shell-shock
Shell landing nearby that caused a concussion that shattered a man's eardrums PTSD
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Cooties
Lice in the trenches
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Trench warfare
Building trenches to fight
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Russian revolution
Russians overthrew their government
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Brest-Litovsk
Treaty between Germany and Russia that allowed Russia to lave war to deal with their revolution
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Zimmerman Note
Proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico should the US get knocked in WWI
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14 points
Woodrow wilson's plan for ending the war
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Self-determination
The ability to chose ones political status | Was granted to Slavs, but not Africans and Asians
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Armistice
A cease-fire | Signed on Veterans Day, on 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
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Pandemic
Spread of a disease across a country/continent
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Reparations
Payment for damages | Britain and France wanted this from Germany
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Collective security
System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all
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Big Three
Woodrow Wilson - US president (peace) David Lloyd George - Britain prime minister (punish Germany) Georges Clemenceau - French prime minister (weaken germany)
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Vittorio of Orlando
From Italy | At Paris Peace Conference but not major part of Big Three
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Paris Peace Conference
Created treaty that ended WWI
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Treaty of Versailles
Officially ended war in 1919 | Worst document to end war
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Mandates
Different name for Germany's colonies taken by Britain and France
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League of Nations
Worldwide peacekeeping organization in which all countries would work together to prevent a war
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Name calling
Use of names that everyone ie dear or hated in the viewer, links a person of idea to a negative symbol
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Bandwagon
Persuade by taking course of action "everyone else is taking" Join the crowd/winning side
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Plain Folks
Use of everyday people to sell something | Speakers and ads appear to make the person "one of the people"
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Transfer
Act of relating product to something no we like or find attractive
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Glittering Generalities
Referring to words or ideas that evoke a positive emotional response from an audience, but by themselves are meaningless
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Testimonial
Use of well-known respected people or celebrities to endorse a product or service
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Card stacking
Showing the products best features while telling half-truths, and omitting or lying ab t its potential problems
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Describe long-term causes of WWI. What was the spark that set it off?
France wanted Alsace-Lorraine serbs want to create country but they can't because of Austria Ware was glorified and Germany and Britain were building up big armies, leading them to want to attack quickly Alliances involve several countries France and Germany argued over Morocco, making Britain and France close friends
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What role did geography play in the outbreak of WWI?
Germany was being attacked from both sides (by France and Russia) and because of this, they had to make the Schlieffen plan, which ultimately failed. Later on in the war, the key position of the Ottoman Empire would block contraband from entering Russia
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Explain when and why each country joined the allies and central powers
The original conflict is between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. A-H calls Germany asking for support, and Serbia does the same with Russia. France came next, and they supported Russia in the same way. Germany declares war on France, and they invade Belgium, a neutral country. This infuriates Britain, who is next to join the Allies. The Ottoman Empire joins the Central Powers 1914, Bulgaria declares war on Serbia in 1915, and the US gets involved in 1917 because they wanted to help their fellow democracies, the Zimmerman Note, and the Lusitania sinking. In between then many more countries join the Allies, these are just the highlights.
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What were the human, economic, and political costs of the war?
8.5 million killed Allies wanted reparations, which were very costly Some countries weren't happy with what they got, for example Italy want happy with their small piece of land and would later become allies with Germany because of this
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What countries were dissatisfied with the treaty? Why? Why does this matter?
Germany was punished too harshly, Italy did not gain land in A-H, Japan did not expand into China, Russia didn't get anything from treaty, and US forced to compromise greatly on treaty This would lead to WWII and create Axis Powers (Germany, Japan, Italy) and US and Russia not want to join WWII

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