Birth of The German Empire
________ united Germany.
Prussia
What is Militarism?
Making your military bigger and better than other country's militaries.
Who were the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Germany
When and where did New Imperialism start?
1850, Eastern Europe
What is Nationalism?
Having pride in your country
How many wars did _____ fight to unite Germany?
Prussia, three
At the beginning of WWI what world power had the largest army?
Russia
Who were the Allied Powers?
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy (towards the end)
Between the 15th century and the 18th century, which countries went through imperialism?
England, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain
How did nationalism fuel the Black Hand to assassinating Archduke Ferdinand and his wife?
They were mad at Austria for annexing Bosnia because Serbia wanted to add Bosnia to the South Slavs to become an independent nation.
How did Germany come to be a world power?
They rapidly industrialized?
How did militarism use up resources during WWI?
Countries were always looking to build up their armies and they would use resources to fuel production of weapons.
Which country switched their alliance? Which alliance did they switch to?
Italy, Allied Powers
Referring to the question above, where did these countries build their empires?
The Americas and India
What act of nationalism was a huge contributor to WWI starting?
Serbia wanting to gather all of the Slavic nations into an independent nation.
What part of France did Germany mainly target when they attacked?
Paris, the capital
Which front used trench warfare?
The Western Front
Which alliance had the largest army during WWI?
The Central Powers because Germany, at the time, had the largest army.
Which country led Imperialism, and where did they begin?
Britain, Africa
How did nationalism affect Russia?
Russia was struggling, but they didn't want to back out of the war because they would lose Russian pride.
What month of what year was Germany founded?
January, 1871
What main weapon was used to drive Germany's army out of Paris?
Tanks
After Russia backed out of the war, what country's arrival boosted the Allied Powers morale and power?
The United States
How did Germany's lack of attention to their imperialized colonies impact them negatively in WWI?
The Allied Powers gained land by attacking and defeating the colonies, making Germany lose power.
Why were so many countries willing to fight in WWI?
They thought that their country was the best and they wanted to show that their country was the best.