Causes leading to WW1
Misc 2
Misc.
End of War
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WW1 start date
July 28, 1914
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who is this fine gentleman
My boy, Mehmed V. The leader of the Ottoman empire
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5 advancements from WW1
Barbed wire, trench coats, flamethrowers, tanks, blood banks, Kleenex, gas masks etc.
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WW1 end date
November 11, 1918. Known as armistice day
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MAIN
Militarism- glorification of ones military, feeling the need to use it whenever it's felt necessary ex.Britain had the worlds largest navy
Alliances- Countries form alliances with each other, protecting them and giving each other resources
Imperialism- A system in which one strong country with a lot of resources takes over and rules other countries. ex. Partition of Africa/Conquest of Africa
Nationalism- Extreme loyalty and devotion to your country. You believe your country is #1, and you don't want help from other countries. ex. Hitler, Trump
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Why didn't America join the League of Nations
America took a stance of isolationism: a national policy avoiding political or economical entanglements with other countries.
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Central powers and leaders
Ottoman Empire- Mehmed V
Bulgaria- Ferdinand I
Austria-Hungary- Franz Josef
Germany- Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Treaty of Versailles
Treaty written up by allied powers after WW1. Forced Germany to give up territory to czech, Poland, and Belgium. Limited their military to 100,000 and their possession of heavy military vehicles. Made them pay $33 billion in reparations.
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What did the industrial revolution lead to?
People needing resources, markets, and labor. The Europeans found this by going to Africa, leading to imperialism.
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Allied powers and leaders
USA- President Woodrow Wilson
Russia- Tsar Nicholas II
France- Georges Clemenceau
Britain- David Lloyd George
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How did the treaty of Versailles lead to WW2?
-Harsh treatment to Germany
-Disrespect to Japan
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Scramble for Africa
The invasion, colonization, occupation and annexation of African territory by European powers between 1881 and 1884. Remapped Africa into 50 different colonies. During this, Britain wanted to build a British owned railway spanning throughout all of Africa. Feuding begins
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand killer
Gavrilo Princip: a Bosnian serb nationalist
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Soldiers from WWI who became leaders in WWII
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
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What factors led to the end of WW1?
-American involvement
-Russia withdrawing
-German exhaustion
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Main trigger of WW1
The assassination of Austria-Hungary's archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Name 3 other allied powers
-Italy
-Greece
-Portugal
-Serbia
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Describe Trench Warfare
answers may vary, but it was not good
0/5 big booms
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League of Nations
Founded in 1920 and thought up by Woodrow Wilson, the League of nations was formed for peace. America didn't end up joining, and obviously it fails bc WW2 happens