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World War I

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159573783Black handSerbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.0
159573784Moroccan CrisisEngland and France made a deal in which France supports British rule in England and England supports French rule in Morrocco. Germany doesn't accept the alliance and cals and international congerence. This brings Britain and France together. Germany loses all allies except for Austria-Hungary.1
159573785Second Moroccan CrisisFrance puts down a rebellion in Morocco giving Germany an excuse to extort colonial territory to "protect German citizens"2
159573786blank checkGermany swears to support Austria-Hungary in any actions it takes against Serbia3
159573787The Schlieffen PlanThe plan that Germany would attack France quickly and then move towards Russia4
159573788First battle of the marneOn September 6, The French attacked a gap in the German line at the Battle of the Marne. For three days, France threw everything into the attack. Finally, the Germans fell back. Paris and France had been miraculously saved.5
159573789Battles of Tannenberg and Masurian LakesRussian army decisively defeated on August 30 and September 15. Established the military reputations of the commanding general, Paul von Hindenburg, and his chief of staff, General Erich Ludendorff.6
159573790VerdunFebruary 1916- Germany attacks France, who replies with two powerful counters. France gets most of its land back, but not Fort Verdun. Known because it resulted in 500,000 casualties.7
159573791The SommeBritish attack Germans at the Somme River. It lasts 141 days. 80k men killed in one day. By the end of the battle 600k were dead on each side.8
159573792The LusitaniaLarge British passenger liner whose sinking in 1915 prompted some Americans to call for war against Germany. America chose not to join in yet.9
159573793Unrestricted Submarine WarfareA policy that the Germans announced on January 1917 which stated that their submarines would sink any ship in the British waters10
159573794Total WarWhen civilians join in the war efforts.11
159573795HindenburgPresident of Germany12
159573796LudendorfThe major general that worked with Hitler and gave him credibility in the Beer Haul Putsch13
159573797Georges ClemenceauFrench statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929)14
159573798Ireland's Easter RebellionThe violence that erupted in Ireland when members of Irish Republican Brotherhood and Citizens Army occupied government buildings in Dublin on Easter Sunday. British forces crushed this rebellion and condemned its leaders to death15
159573799Second battle of the MarneThe first battle that the US participated in overseas. They stopped Germany from taking France, turning point of world war 116
159573800November 11, 1918date Germany surrendered17
159573801Woodrow Wilson's 14 pointsA president's presentation to Congress towards the end of WWI regarding a more peaceful post-war world; and suggested dealing with specific countries, reduction of weapons, removal of barriers between countries, establishment of a general association of nations, no secret treaties, and freedom of trade.18
159573802Treaty of VersaillesTreaty imposed on Germans that punished them for the war. Took away all of their colonies, a lot of their military privelages, and pride. Also imposed huge reperations.19
159573803Article 231Germany forced to take responsibility for starting the war.20
159573804reparationspayment for damages after a war. The ones imposed on Germany were huge. Allies looking for revenge.21
159573805dictated peaceGermany felt that it was being told how to behave because it didn't participate in the negotion of the treaty of Versailes22
159573806League of Nations' MandatesBritain had previously supported Arab nationalists. After the war they made an agreement with France to create a number of mandates (former Ottoman territories that the new League of Nations now supervised) in the area. Iran, Palestine and Jordan were assigned to Great Britain. Syria and Lebanon were assigned to France.23
159573807League of NationsAn organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.24

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