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Traditions and Encounters Chapter 33: Sections 1-2

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9396940947What were the long term causes of World War I?Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and alliances0
9396940948How did nationalism spread by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars cause WWI?Self-determination suggested that each ethnic group had a right to a sovereign state, concept was ignored or opposed by dynastic powers, considerable nationalistic tensions in Ottoman, Hapsburg, and Russian empires1
9396940949What did Slavic nationalism do?stressed kinship of all Slavic peoples2
9396940950What two countries had a naval race which increased tensions?Germany and Britain, Germany's rapid industrialization threatened British economic predominance, both states built huge iron battleships, called dreadnoughts3
9396940951What types colonial disputes of the late 19th century cause?Germany unified in 1871; came late to the colonial race, German resentment and antagonism toward both France and Britain, France and Germany nearly fought over Morocco in 1905, Balkan wars (1912-13) further strained European diplomatic relations4
9396940952What supported national rivalries?Public opinion5
9396940953Who formed the Dual Alliance in 1879?Germany and Austria-Hungary6
9396940954Who formed the Triple Alliance?Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy7
9401681726What was the catalyst for war?the assassination of Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist8
9401713670What were the two camps called before the war?the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente9
9401735755What did the two camps become known as during the war?Central Powers and Allied Powers10
9401766811Which countries formed the Allied Powers?Britain, France, and Russia11
9401784108What were the war plans?Military leaders devised inflexible military plans and timetables, France's Plan XVII focused on offensive maneuvers and attacks, Germany's Schlieffen plan12
9401786644What was the Schlieffen Plan?Germany's plan, swift attack on France, then defensive against Russia13
9401886018What happened after Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Francis Ferdinand?Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, July 28, Russia mobilized troops to defend its Serbian ally against the Central Powers, Germany: July 31, sent ultimatums to Russia and France, which were ignored, Germany declared war on Russia and France, invaded Belgium to reach France, August 4: to protect Belgium's neutrality, Britain declared war on German14
9401894825What does Gott mit uns (German) mean?God is with us15
9401931628What happened on the western front?German invasion of France halted along the river Marne for three years, trenches on the western front ran from the English Channel to Switzerland, Italy entered war with Allies, maintained defensive line against Austria-Hungary16
9401952008What were new weapons of the war?poisonous gas, armored tanks, airplanes, submarines17
9401976273What happened on the eastern front?Austrian-German forces overran Serbia, Albania, and Romania, Russia invaded Prussia 1915, but was soon driven out, Russians' counterattacks in 1916-1917 collapsed in a sea of casualties18
9401992931How many people died from mustard gas?800,00019
9402015051What was the French rally cry at Verdun?they shall not pass20
9402027780What happened on the home front?the economy mobilized to the war effort, governments militarized civilian war production, imposed wage and price controls, extended military draft in Germany from ages sixteen to sixty21
9402042897What did Karl von Moltke predict?future wars would not end with a single battle, because the defeat of a nation would not be acknowledged until the whole strength of its people was broken (note: he was right )22
9402089390How did the war affect women?Took over jobs vacated by soldiers, did hazardous work with explosives, shells, TNT, a liberating experience, especially for middle- and upper-class women, women granted the vote in western nations after the war23
9402106141What were propaganda campaigns designed to do?maintain national support for the war, dehumanize the enemy24
9402122347Who did Japan enter the war with?the Allied Powers25
9402135632What were the 21 demands?Japan advanced its imperial interests in China, the Twenty-One Demands were designed to reduce China to Japanese protectorate, Britain intervened, prevented total capitulation of China to Japan26
9402160896What were the affects of the Battle of Gallipoli?a disaster, with 250,000 casualties on each side, weakened ties of loyalty between Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Britain27
9402188996How did the Armenian Genocide occur?Armenians retaliated to the Ottoman state's abuses, which caused a confrontation. Armenians were seeking independence and the Ottoman state adopted a new policy of Turkish nationalism. During WWI, Ottoman government branded the Armenians as traitors and a threat to safety which unleashed a murderous campaign against them28
9402243682What happened during the Armenian Genocide?Armenians were forced to evacuate, which was accompanied by starvation, dehydration, and exposure. In addition, many government massacres occurred which led to the death of tons of Armenians29
9402274283What was the Balfour Declaration?British government publically declared its support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people"30

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