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World War One
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9th Grade
12/07/2009

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By 1914, what nations were the most powerful?
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Eurpoean Nations.
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What reveloutions did Europe go through?
Definition
Scientific, Political, and Industrial.
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Where did the Europeans rule large colonial empires?
Definition
All around the world.
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What spread all around the world from Europe?
Definition
Culture, Religion and Language.
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Who had the largest colonial empire?
Definition
Britain.
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Who beat the French in 1871?
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Germany.
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When did Germany become a powerful country in central Europe?
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After 1871.
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What was Europes most power country, although not as advanced as Britain, France and Germany?
Definition
Russia.
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What country is home to Europe's oldest dynasty?
Definition
The Austro-Hungary.
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Was there unrest in Austria-Hungary?
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Yes.
Term
Why did World War One happen?
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World War One happened because the nations of Europe could not adjust to the changes that took place in the 19th century.
Term
Where were the Hapsburg dynasty from?
Definition
Austria- Hungary
Term
The Romanovs are from where?
Definition
Russia.
Term
The Hohenzoller's are from where?
Definition
Germany.
Term
The Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Later Windsor) where from where?
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Britain.
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Militarism
Definition
The glorification of warfare in the military.
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Nationalism
Definition
Having pride in your nation: Can result in war.
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Pan-Slavism
Definition
A nationalist movement among slovaic people against Eastern Europe
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The Industrial Reveloution
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The countries of Europe argued to get colonies: needed raw materials to make and sell things.
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Imperialism
Definition
Building an empire
All competing for colonies.
Term
Who was in the European Alliance System?
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Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary.
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Who was in the Triple Entente?
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Britain, France, Russia
Term
What were the problems of the Ottoman Empire?
Definition
People tried to take their land, Nationalism
They were falling apart.
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What were the problems of the Austria-Hungarian Empire?
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Lots of different Ethincity
Terrorism
Naionalism
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Why did Germany threaten the balance of power in Europe?
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Germany was too strong.
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What was the Immediate Cause of World War One?
Definition
The Assasination of Archduke Francis Feinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
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What caused a diplomatic crisis between the US and Germany?
Definition
In 1915, a German U-Boat sank the Lusitania killing 128 Americans.
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What battle began in February 1916 ending in December causing 750,000 causualities?
Definition
The Battle of Verdun
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What was the battle that began in July 1916 ending in November 1916 that caused 1.2 million causalties?
Definition
The Battle of the Somme.
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What was Woodrow Wilson's motto when he was re-elected in 1916?
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"He kept us out of war"
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In February 1917 what did Germany resume?
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"Unrestricted Submarine warfare"
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The what was published on March 1st, 1917?
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The Zimmerman Telegram
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When was Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated?
Definition
March 15th, 1917
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What did Czar Nicholas the II abdication do?
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Paved the way for the United states to join the war
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When did The United States join the war?
Definition
April 6th, 1917.
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Who did the United States support when they joined the war?
Definition
The Allies.
Term
In November 1917, the Bolsheviks staged the ____________ reveloution in Russia.
Definition
Communist.
Term
How many points were in Woodrow Wilson's speech to congress?
Definition
14
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When did Woodrow Wilson make his 14 point speech to the US congress?
Definition
January 1918
Term
When did Germany lauch a series of Offensives?
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Spring of 1918
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Who did the Allies begin thier counter attacks against?
Definition
The Central powers.
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When did the Allies begin their counterattacks?
Definition
July 1918
Term
Who sent Peace notes in Woodrow Wilson in October 1918?
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Germany and Austria
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When was the armistice signed?
Definition
November 11th, 1918.
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Where did peace negotitations take place in January 1919?
Definition
Paris
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What was the treaty that blamed Germany for starting the war called?
Definition
The Treaty of Versailles
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When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
Definition
June 1919.
Term
What technology would revolutionize warfare?
Definition
Tanks, Hand Granades, Flame throwers, Machine gunes, air planes, poisons.
Term
What Empires would collapse in Europe and Asia?
Definition
Ottoman empire, German Empire, Austrian Empire, and the Russian Empire.
Term
How would the map change after World War One?
Definition
The map of Europe would be remade and new countries would be created.
Term
What would be established in Russia?
Definition
Communism
Term
The war marked the begining of what?
Definition
The Beginning of Europe's decline as the world's most powerful civilization.
Term
What did World War one mark for the United States?
Definition
The Entrance of the United States onto the world stage.
Term
The influencza epidemic killed how many people?
Definition
20 to 40 million
Term
When did the influenza epidemic hit?
Definition
1918-1919
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The war would sow the seeds of ___________ conflict.
Definition
Future
Term
The switch from a wartime economy to a peacetime eeconomy caused what in the years immediately after the war?
Definition
Unemployment.
Term
Americans became
Definition
isolationist.
Term
What was restricted after World War one?
Definition
Foreign immigration
Term
What did the United states experience because of fear of a communist? revolution?
Definition
"Red Scare"
Term
1919-What would see race riots take place in mnay cities across the country?
Definition
"Red Summer"
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What would bring African Americans to northen and western cities during the begining years of the war?
Definition
The Great Migraition
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