People
Who identified the bacteria that caused tuberculosis?
Robert Koch
In the late 1800s
What is Militarism?
What were the main causes of imperialism?
Economic, political, military, humanitarian and religious
Why was the MAIN reason Schrieffen plan failed?
Russia mobilized fasted than expected
Who asked congress to Declare War on Germany?
Wilson
Who already won their independence
Serbia and Greece
What was a technology that enhanced the war?
U-boats,gases,and new guns
Where did the Boer War take place? Who was the Boer War between?
Fought in South Africa.
Between the British and Dutch Boers
What did BEIC stand for?
British East India Company
What did Samori Toure?
They fought the french in North Africa
Who was considered the central powers?
Germany, Italy, Austria- Hungary
What does Total War mean?
All of a nations resources into fighting the war
What was the Catholic Emancipation Act?
Irish Catholics could now vote and hold office
How did living conditions improve?
Better nutrition, decrease in disease, increased wages
Who did Alexander ll free?
He freed the Serfs
What kind of people lived in West Africa?
Mostly Muslim and the Asante people of the Forest regions
What is something most soldiers left the war with if they lived?
Shell shock also known today as PTSD
What event was Russia, the central powers, the Ottoman Empire not invited too?
The Paris Peace Conference
What was Wilson's plan?
To end WW1 and ALL future wars
What were Napoleon's worst failures in foreign affairs?
Tried to put on Austrian prince on the throne in Mexico
Helped Italian nationals defeat Austria but made Italy a french rival
Lost to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War
What are the Two Main Alliances formed?
- Germany, Italy, Austria- Hungary
-Britain, France, Russia
What does conscription mean?
Required all young men to be ready to fight
What was the Urban Renewal?
Cleaning up cities, creating wider streets, plazas, squares, and public buildings
Why did they call it Bloody Sunday?
A priest organized a peaceful march through St. Peters-burg and Tsar fled the palace and called in soldiers and there was a lot of gunfire and many died.