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WWI TESTT
WWI test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Long term causes of WWI | Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Alliances |
| Nationalism | the devotion to one's nation; belief that a nation should express the nationalism of a single ethnic group |
| Militarism | Glorification of the military, increase in weapons production and expansion of the military size |
| Imperialism | Process by which industrial nations in Europe and North America competed for lands rich in resources, new markets, and new military bases |
| Alliance System | System where Europe divided in half with two alliances |
| Two Alliances in Europe | The Triple Entente and The Central Powers/ Triple Alliance |
| Triple Entente | France, Great Britain, Russia |
| Triple Alliance/ Cenral Powers | Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Germany |
| July Crisis | Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austro-Hungarian throne shot by black hand because of disputes over bosnia |
| A-H Ultimatum to Serbia | Count Berchtold created it to send to Serbia. Serbia agrees to all but two terms |
| Schileffen Plan | Germany's military plan to defeat France and Russia. Knock out blow aimed first at France. Avoid French defenses by invasion of Belgium |
| "Scrap of Paper" | germans called a protection treaty between belgium and UK this because the kaiser thought that GB would not remember it |
| British Involvment | UK issued ultimatum to Germany to withdraw troops from Belgium- war declared August 4, 1914 |
| Willy-Nicky Telegrams | series of telegrams exchanged between cousins Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Tsar Nicholas II |
| Fronts of WWI | Western Front, Eastern Front, Balkan Front |
| Western Front | germany, france, Belgium. trenches stretch 475 miles, stalemate, long battles with heavy casualties, |
| Eastern Front | Russia, A-H, Germany. Russia loses 25% of population and territory |
| Balkan Front | Balkans, Greece, Romania, Ottoman Empire. British troops attempt to capture Dardanelles- connected mediteranian and black sea. plan fails |