Alliance Systems
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Who was part of the Central Powers?
Belief of a government that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it to defend or promote national interests.
What is Militarism
Blockades
Unlimited Submarine Warfare
Zimmerman Telegram
What are the reasons why the US declares war?
1 country goes to war, all it's allies have to join, making it bigger than it should be - creates a divided Europe
How do Alliances lead to war?
Why would imperialism lead to war?
Tension over fighting for the scraps. What in the world is not colonized.
What "competition" might militarism lead to?
What is an Arms Race
It urged civilians to enlist or loan money to the government
What is Propaganda?
Type of warfare. Created a stalemate. No one was actively fighting. No man's land made it difficult to advance, even tanks couldn't pass through it.
How did the trench warfare affect the length of the war?
Great Britain - France - Russia
Who was part of the Allied Powers?
Who was the Triple Entente?
Reason for Imperialism. To move out into another region and start producing goods and manufacturing materials is called what?
What is Industrialization
Why would militarism lead to war?
Fear and Nationalism
Mostly in France, some in Russia
In which countries was most of the war fought?
The team the USA allied with.
What are the Allied Powers?
Which two countries showed the most militarism build-up during WWI?
What are Germany and Great Britain
Which two countries showed the most of militarism during WWI?
What is What is Germany and Great Britian
Enemies on either side - France to the west - Russia to the east
Why would an alliance between Russia and France make potential war difficult for Germany?
"Alliance" of Wilhelm II of Germany, Nicholas II of Russia, George V of England.
What are first cousins? Queen Elizabeth of England was their Grandmother
Searching for Raw Materials
Competing Industrial Growth
"Because the area belongs to us!!!!"
Reasons for European Imperialism
Poison Gas
Machine Guns
Tanks
Submarines
What were the new weapons and what did they do?
What nationalistic event was the "spark" of WWI?
Serbian assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The process by which a country determines its own government and allegiances.
What is Self-Determination?