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Giattino - U6-1
GIattino - Section 1 - WWI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | Glorifying Military Power Keeping a large standing army prepared for war Arms race for military technology |
| European Imperialism | European competition for colonies Quest for colonies often almost led to war Imperialism led to rivalry and mistrust amongst European nations |
| Alliance System | Designed to keep peace in Europe, instead pushed continent towards war Many Alliances made in secret By 1907 two major alliances: Triple Alliance and Triple Entente |
| Central Powers | Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire |
| Allied Powers | England, France, Russia, United States, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, Switzerland |
| Short-Term Cause | June 28th 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand |
| New Technology | The Machine Gun,Trench Warfare, Chemical Weapons, The U-boat (Submarine, Airpower, FlameThrowers, Grenade Launchers, Tanks, |
| Russia Exits the War | In March 1917, Nicholas II abdicates his throne, The Russian Duma continues to fight. In October 1917: Lenin and the Bolsheviks take command: The Soviet Union is created. March 1918: Soviets and Germans sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, ending the w |
| US Road to WWI | May 7th 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania Zimmerman Note |
| Treaty of Versailles | War Guilt Clause Break up of German, Austrian, Russian and Ottoman Empire Reparations Legacy of bitterness and betrayal |
| Balfour Declaration [1917] | Jewish Zionist aspirations The establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, |