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WWI part of test GT
Term/ Concept | Answer |
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Nationalism | deep devotion to ones country |
Imperialism | European countries competed for colonies in Africa and Asia, mostly Britain and France, compete for influence in the *Balkans* |
Militarism | Glorifying military power and keeping a standing anyn prepared for war |
Alliances | Triple alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy Triple Entente: France, Russia, Great Britain |
Spark of war | Assassination of the Archduke |
Central Powers | Germany and Austria-Hungary |
Allied powers | France, Britain, Russia |
Expectations v. Realities of War | some people had an okay experience in war and some people had a terrible experience with death and injuries. People wrote poems and books to help. Some people could not handle the pressure of war. |
Schlieffen plan | Facing war on two fronts, Germany had a battle strategy |
Propaganda ad tota war | People were persuaded to go to war through propaganda posters. Families were persuaded to help with the wounded soldiers. |
Trench Warfare | Two fronts (eastern and western) they are parallel and separated by no mans land. Trenches were supposed to keep them safe but it sis not work. |
stalemate | When Germany started to invade France and they could not really fight back |
Russian Revolution | Russia left the war because their warfare could not stand up to every other countries. Their only strength was the amount of men. |
Wilson’s 14 Points | more about trying to help Germany fix their problems and lot of places were freed from invasion. |
Treaty of Versailles | Talking about blaming germany for all the causes of the war. They had to pay all the debts of the war. |