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| a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
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| An alliance is an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. |
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| the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other. |
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| a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries. |
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| murder of a public figure by surprise attack |
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| Who was involved in the Assassination |
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| The archduke and the "Black Hand" |
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| What happen in the assassination |
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| The archduke was killed by a shot to the juggular by a second assassin after the first one failed by throwing a grenade and not killing him. |
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| Why did the assassination happen. |
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| The archduke of the Austro-Hungarian empire wanted to expand the dual empire into a triple empire by officially annexing the Balkan territories. The Black Hand sought to remove the threat to their plan by assassinating the archduke when he visited the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. |
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| When did the assassination happen |
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| Where did the assassination happen. |
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| Reason for Austria-Hungary's involvement |
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| unsatisfied with Serbia's response to her ultimatum (which in the event was almost entirely placatory: however her jibbing over a couple of minor clauses gave Austria-Hungary her sought-after cue) declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914. |
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| Reason for Russia's involvement |
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| bound by treaty to Serbia, announced mobilisation of its vast army in her defence, a slow process that would take around six weeks to complete. |
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| Reason for Germany's involvement |
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| allied to Austria-Hungary by treaty, viewed the Russian mobilisation as an act of war against Austria-Hungary, and after scant warning declared war on Russia on 1 August. |
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| Reason for France's involvement |
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| bound by treaty to Russia, found itself at war against Germany and, by extension, on Austria-Hungary following a German declaration on 3 August. Germany was swift in invading neutral Belgium so as to reach Paris by the shortest possible route. |
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| Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and the Union of South Africa. |
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| With Britain's entry into the war, her colonies and dominions abroad variously offered military and financial assistance, and included. |
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| President Woodrow Wilson declared a U.S. policy of absolute neutrality, an official stance that would last until 1917 when Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare - which seriously threatened America's commercial shipping (which was in any event almost entirely directed towards the Allies led by Britain and France) - forced the U.S. to finally enter the war on 6 April 1917. |
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| honouring a military agreement with Britain, declared war on Germany on 23 August 1914. Two days later Austria-Hungary responded by declaring war on Japan. |
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| although allied to both Germany and Austria-Hungary, was able to avoid entering the fray by citing a clause enabling it to evade its obligations to both. In short, Italy was committed to defend Germany and Austria-Hungary only in the event of a 'defensive' war; arguing that their actions were 'offensive' she declared instead a policy of neutrality. The following year, in May 1915, she finally joined the conflict by siding with the Allies against her two former allies. |
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| Great Britain, France and Russia. |
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| Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy |
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| 14–24 August 1914. Lorraine, the Ardennes and southern Belgium. German victory. |
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| 14–24 August 1914. Lorraine, the Ardennes and southern Belgium. German victory. |
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| 23–30 August 1914. Near Allenstein, East Prussia (today Olsztyn, Poland). Decisive German victory |
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| First Battle of the Marne |
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| 5 September – 12 September 1914. Marne River near Paris, France. Decisive Allied strategic victory |
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| Second Battle of the Marne |
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| 15 July - 6 August 1918. Marne River near Paris, France. Decisive Allied victory |
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| 1 July–18 November 1916. Somme River, north-central Somme and southeastern Pas-de-Calais Départements, France. * German Army withdraws 40 miles (64 km) to the Hindenburg Line in February–March 1917[1] * Tactical and strategic effects favourable to Allies. |
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| 21 February – 18 December 1916. Verdun-sur-Meuse, France. French tactical victory. |
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| 19 October – 22 November 1914. Ypres, Belgium. Decisive Allied victory. |
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| Thursday 22 April – 25 May 1915. Ypres, Belgium. Stalemate. |
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| Total war is a war of unlimited scope in which a belligerent engages in a mobilization of all available resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military, natural, technological, or otherwise, in order to entirely destroy or render beyond use their rival's capacity |
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| the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life" |
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| Who was involved in the treaty of Versailles. |
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| The allied powers-Britain, France, Italy- and also the USA. |
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| When was the treaty of Versailles signed |
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| What happen in the treaty Versailles. |
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| Blamed Germany for everything and made them pay, and forced them to give up land. |
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| Crippled Germany and paved the road for Hitler. |
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| The Horror of War, The Effect of War on the Soldier, Nationalism and Political Power, |
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