World War One

by CarterKJ

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main causes of ww1

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

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main causes of ww1

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

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Power Keg of Europe

Balkans (Balkan Peninsula) South part of europe

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Austro-Hungarian Empire

Empire in which a dual monarchy was set up in order to bring compromise to a series of different ethnicities.

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Russia

This kingdom expanded its territory thousands of miles Eastward during the 19th century and also sought to take advantage of a weakened Ottoman Empire.

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Balkens

Area of Europe that was a microcosm of the causes of World War One in that it was experiencing all four root causes.

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The tiple entente

Britain, France, Russia

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The triple alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria Hungary who was assassinated at Sarajevo by a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand; his death was a main cause for World War I

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Gavrilo Princip

The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

Emperor of Germany during World War I

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U-boats

German submarines used in World War I

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Treaty of Versailles

Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

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New countries made after ww1

Finland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Hungary

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No Man's Land

Territory between rival Trenches, very dangerous

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Stalemate

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

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centrel powers

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

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Allied Powers

Great Britain, France, Russia

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The big four

Woodrow Wilson (US president), Georges Clemenceau (french premier), David Lloyd George (british prime minister), Vittorio Orlando (italian prime minister)

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Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles

1)stripped Germany of all military 2) Germany had to repair war damages($33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manefacture any weapons.

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what country was blamed for ww1

Germany

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Nicholas II

Last tsar of Russia, he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops, but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.

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Vladimir Lenin

Leader Russia's Bolshevik movement.

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Communism

a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

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what effect did the 1917 revolution have on Russias participation in the war

brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia's traditional monarchy with the world's first Communist state.

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Propaganda

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

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Causes of the Russian Revolution

Long hours, low wages, and bad working conditions

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Czar

A Russian emperor

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the league of nations

an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations