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WW1
Coming of the War
The Outbreak
The World at War
End of the war
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Another well-known name for WW1
What is The Great War
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What were the two alliances and who made them up
Triple Entente Russia Britain and France Triple Alliance Italy Austria-Hungary and Germany
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What led to the outbreak
The war was most enhanced by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo.
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Why did the War last so long
Germany's failures
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How did the treaty that ended the war leave its signers?
Its signers were left dissatisfied.
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About how long did world war 1 last
about 4 years
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Why did Italy switch sides
Internal problems with Austria-Hungary who was claiming Italian lands
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Fear of war led to what?
Mobilization
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Where did the war spread to (be specific)
It spread to the middle east Africa and china. it also continued overseas to Canada India New Zealand and Australia.
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International diplomatic and peace organization created in the Treaty of Versailles that ended WW1.
What is the League of Nations?
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What characterized WW1?
Much of the war was characterized by stagnant trench warfare and massive loss of life in failed attacks.
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Describe the centuries leading up to the war
In centuries leading up to the great war the European nations were involved in overseas empire-building, opening the doorway for hostilities
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Describe the Mobilization process of the War. (Double Points)
Germany planned to attack Russia and France, but Russia mobilized against Germany. Germany continued onto France but in order to do that had to get passed Belgium. Belgium was backed up by Britain.
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Result of Italian and Russian involvement on their nations
they were both fell into political and social turmoil
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Name two of the Treaty of Versailles arrangements/results.
The English and the French pushed the Americans into an agreement that severely punished the Germans. Japan and Italy’s hoped-for gains were ignored. Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire collapsed as political entities. The new communist Russia was not allowed to participate in the peace conference.
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Women's role in the war?
Women's participation in the labor force increased greatly and they then went on to gain voting rights.