6062626753 | Nationalism | Inspires a sense of unity and desire for independence about subject nationalities | 0 | |
6062626754 | Ottoman Empire | "Sick man of Europe" receded from Balkans creating a power vacuum | 1 | |
6062626755 | Pan Slavism | To seek a single political entity in Southern Europe | 2 | |
6062626756 | Imperialism | Increases wealth and power among colonial nations but develops rivalries between nations | 3 | |
6062626757 | First Balkan War | 1912, Balkan states defeated Ottoman Empire and allies captured remaining territories | 4 | |
6062626758 | First Balkan Crisis | Annexation of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary (Bosnian Crisis) | 5 | |
6062626759 | Second Balkan War | 1913, Bulgaria attacked Serbia and Greece but Ottoman Empire regained some land | 6 | |
6062626760 | Third Balkan War | Between Austria and Prussia: became WWI in summer of 1914 | 7 | |
6062626761 | Berlin Conference | 1885, regulated African colonization and trade during the New Imperialism era | 8 | |
6062626762 | Kruger Telegram | 1912, from Germany to Africa congratulating them on victory over Britain, Britain was enraged | 9 | |
6062626763 | Algerians Conference | Settled the First Moroccan Crisis in 1906 | 10 | |
6062626764 | Second Moroccan Crisis | 1911, international tension increased by the deployment of French troops | 11 | |
6062626765 | Militarism | Achieves nationalistic and imperialistic goals of a nation | 12 | |
6062626766 | Anglo-German Arms Race | Led to a belief in the inevitability of a European war | 13 | |
6062626767 | Bertha von Suttner | Austrian, first woman to win Nobel Peace Prize | 14 | |
6062626768 | "Lay Down Your Arms" | 1889, contributed to founding Peace Societies in Germany | 15 | |
6062626769 | Admiral Alfred von Tiptiz | Led the naval building for Germany | 16 | |
6062626770 | Alliances | Maintained security for militaristic nations through balance of power theory | 17 | |
6062626771 | Dual Alliance | Between Germany and Austria in 1879 | 18 | |
6062626772 | Triple Alliance | 1881: Germany, Austria, and Italy | 19 | |
6062626773 | Russian-German Reinsurance Treaty of 1887 | Promised neutrality of both Germany and Russia if either went to war | 20 | |
6062626774 | "Splendid Isolation" | Term for Britain after 1891, only non-aligned power | 21 | |
6062626775 | Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902) | Britain sought Japanese agreement to neutrality to counter possible Russian threat to India | 22 | |
6062626776 | Entente Cordial (1904) | When Britain and France settled all outstanding colonial disputes in Africa | 23 | |
6062626777 | Triple Entente | 1907: Britain, France, and Russia | 24 | |
6062626778 | Archduke Francis Ferdinand | Assassination by Princip directly caused WWI | 25 | |
6062626779 | July 28, 1914 | Austria declares war on Serbia | 26 | |
6062626780 | August 1, 1914 | Germany declares war on France | 27 | |
6062626781 | August 3, 1914 | Germany invaded Belgium | 28 | |
6062626782 | August 4, 1914 | Britain declares war on Germany | 29 | |
6062626783 | Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire | 30 | |
6062626784 | Allies | Britain, France, Russia (later Japan, Italy, and US) | 31 | |
6062626785 | Schliefen Plan | German military plan to invade and defeat France quickly then regroup to defeat Russia | 32 | |
6062626786 | Trench Warfare | War strategy that caused a stalemate for 4 bloody years | 33 | |
6062626787 | Battle of Verdan | Germany sought a battle that would force France to beg for peace | 34 | |
6062626788 | Battle of Somme | British and French offensive to break through German lines | 35 | |
6062626789 | Eastern Front | Where Russians suffered huge casualties and Lenin took Russia out of war in 1917 | 36 | |
6062626790 | Gallippi Campaigne | 1915: British forces failed to take Gallipoli as a step towards defeating Turks | 37 | |
6062626791 | Middle-East Front | British gained support from Arab cities who resented Ottoman Empire | 38 | |
6062626792 | T.E. Lawrence | British officer who scored major victories to weaken Turks | 39 | |
6062626793 | Louisitania | German U-boats sank a British passenger ship carrying Americans | 40 | |
6062626794 | WWI Economics | Production of war goods, increased industrialization, inflation of prices, developed planned economies | 41 | |
6062626795 | WWI Social Developments | Disconnected families, propaganda increased, women's rights, more social equality | 42 | |
6062626796 | WWI Politics | Increased taxation, debts grew, promoted patriotism, high political tensions | 43 | |
6062626797 | Zimmerman Note | Telegram from Germany to Mexico intercepted by America asking for Mexican alliance if US entered the war | 44 | |
6062626798 | Balfour Note | Led Jewish communities in Britain and America to believe that Britain supported separate Jewish states | 45 | |
6062626799 | Woodrow Wilson | US president that developed 14 points | 46 | |
6062626800 | 14 Points | Planned to end WWI along liberal, democratic lines | 47 | |
6062626801 | League of Nations | International organization to supply collective security | 48 | |
6062626802 | Meuse-Argonne Offensive | Germans moved to western front but US entered war in time to assist Britain and France in stopping Germany | 49 | |
6062626803 | Dates of Surrender | Austria: Nov. 3, 1918 Germany: Nov. 11, 1918 | 50 | |
6062626804 | Leaders of Britain, France, US, and Italy | Lloyd George, Clemenceau, Wilson, Orlando | 51 | |
6062626805 | Paris Peace Conference (1919) | Negotiations that the Central Powers were excluded from and Italy left early | 52 | |
6062626806 | Versailles Treaty (1919) | Mandates created for former colonies of Central Powers and much of Middle-East was controlled by Britain and France | 53 | |
6062626807 | Article 231 | Placed sole blame for war on Germany, huge reparations | 54 | |
6062626808 | John Maynard Keynes | "The Economic Consequence of Peace" predicted harsh treaty would lead to unrest | 55 | |
6062626809 | Totalitarianism | Censorship, indoctrination (new technology like radios, automobiles, and TV made it possible) | 56 | |
6062626810 | Conservative Authoritarianism | Traditional form of anti-democratic government (absolutism) | 57 |
AP European History: World War I Flashcards
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