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Causes
War
Terms
Terms II
Effects
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What does M.A.I.N. stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
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What countries made up the Allies?
France Great Britain Russia
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What is the definition of alliance
an agreement between countries to support each other
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What is the definition of rationing?
limiting the resources available for the public in order to use them during war
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What was the name of the peace agreement that ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
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How did militarism and imperialism lead to WWI?
Militarism: countries were uneasy when they built up their armies and navies Imperialism: countries competed over a limited amount of colonies
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What countries made up the Central Powers?
Ottoman Empire Germany Austria-Hungary
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What is the definition of propaganda?
one sided informaiton used to change people's beliefs
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What does total war mean?
A country uses all of its resources for war
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What was the League of Nations
organization of countries trying to stop world conflicts
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Whose assassination was the spark that began WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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What kind of warfare was used during WWI?
Trench warfare
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What is nationalism?
a strong devotion and/or pride to one's country
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What was the Zimmerman Note
letter from Germany to Mexico asking them to start a war with the US, it was intercepted by the British and given to the US
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Define self-determination
allowing other territories to determine their own government
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What part of Europe was referred to as the "powder keg of Europe"
The Balkans
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What was the Schlieffen Plan?
For Germany to invade France first and then invade Russia
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What countries were part of the Triple Entente
France Russia Great Britain
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What countries were part of the Triple Alliance?
Germany Italy Austria Hungary
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How did Clemenceau and Wilson disagree with the peace agreement signing?
Clemenceau wanted to punish Germany/Wilson wanted to make sure their would be peace in Europe
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What was the name of the group responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The Black Hand
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Name 5 examples of new technology used during WWI.
machine guns poison gas tanks submarines airplanes
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WWI was first called what?
The Great War
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What are reparations?
payments due after losing a war
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What were three punishments given to Germany?
limited military, took away colonies, reparations, took total blame for the war, Germany wasn't allowed in the League of Nations