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WORLD WAR I M.A.I.N. Causes
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Present, but not obvious factors that lead to the effect
Underlying Causes Present, but not obvious factors that lead to the effect
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MILITARISM Increased naval power Arms race / military build-up
Military influenced public policy
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If one country was attacked, allied countries bound to defend them
Secret ALLIANCES If one country was attacked, allied countries bound to defend them
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Increasing competition leads to confrontation
IMPERIALISM Increasing competition leads to confrontation Desire for greater empires
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Each country tried to prove dominance / power
NATIONALISM Each country tried to prove dominance / power
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Sensationalism / exaggeration Motivates public support for war
Yellow Journalism Sensationalism / exaggeration Motivates public support for war
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Cause that leads immediately to the effect
Direct Cause Cause that leads immediately to the effect
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Assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary shot by a Serbian nationalist
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TRIPLE ALLIANCE Austria-Hungary Germany Italy
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TRIPLE ENTENTE Britain France Russia
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OTHER ALLIES Portugal Spain Switzerland Belgium Netherlands Denmark
Norway Romania Serbia Bulgaria Greece Albania
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Government Propaganda
Ideas spread to influence public opinion Stirred up national hatred before the war At first: Used to urge people to defend their own country
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23.2 Key Terms Words you must know….
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Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
Propaganda
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Warfare fought in trenches (ditches protected by barbed wire)
Trench warfare
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A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses
War of attrition
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A war involving a complete mobilization of resources and people in the warring countries
Total War
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Economic systems directed by government agencies
Planned economies
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End of the War 1919
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Treaty of Versailles (1919)
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War Guilt Clause: Responsibility
Forces Germany (and Austria-Hungary) fully responsible for starting the war
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Cost of the War Germany ordered to pay reparations for all damage done to Allied nations
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Germany forced to: Limit Army to 100,000 Reduce Navy
Military Germany forced to: Limit Army to 100,000 Reduce Navy Eliminate Air Force
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Germany / Russia lost much territory
See map on page 743 Alsace and Lorraine returned to France Germany / Russia lost much territory
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Rhineland becomes demilitarized zone
Buffer Zone Rhineland becomes demilitarized zone Stripped of all weapons and fortifications Intended as a barrier
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A truce or an agreement to end the fighting in a war
ARMISTICE
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A payment by a nation defeated in a war to other nations to cover the costs of war
REPARATION
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A commission from the League of Nations to a nation that allowed it to officially govern another nation without actually owning the territory MANDATE
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