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1914-1918
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1) Imperialism Ex: Ethiopia – Italy v. Great Britain Morocco – France v. Germany
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2) Arms Race Ex: Great Britain – Royal Navy “Two-Power Standard” Germany G. B.
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3) Great Power Alliances 1882 – Triple Alliance Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy 1907 – Triple Entente Great Britain, France, Russia
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= Triple Alliance = Triple Entente
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4) Nationalism A. Great Powers = Chauvinism Ex: Franco-Prussian War – 1870
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4) Nationalism B. Smaller Nationalities = Terrorism Ex: 1900-1914 – 40 major political assassinations
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= Triple Alliance = Triple Entente
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Vienna
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Emperor Franz Joseph Habsburg Family Ruler of Austria- Hungary Ruled for nearly 70 years: 1848-1916
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Nephew of Franz Joseph Heir-to-the-throne of Austria-Hungary
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Vienna Sarajevo Trip to Sarajevo – June 28, 1914
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Arrival in Sarajevo
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Gavrilo Princip Member of the Black Hand Serbian Nationalist
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The arrest of Gavrilo Princip
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= Triple Alliance = Triple Entente
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1) Sarajevo 2) Belgrade 3) St. Petersburg 4) Berlin Paris 7) London 6) Schlieffen Plan – Germany attacks 5) A-H attacks 8) Russia attacks
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G.B. Fr. Ger. A.H. It. Rus. 2) Western Front 3) Eastern Front 4) Southern Front 1) British Naval Blockade 5) The Dardanelles Campaign G.B. O.E.
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Allied Powers G.B. France Russia Italy Allied Powers G.B. France Russia Italy Central Powers Germany A-H Ottoman Empire Central Powers Germany A-H Ottoman Empire
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1) Aug. 1914 – German invasion of Belgium. Importance?
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2) Aug. 1914 – British cut trans- Atlantic cables connecting Germany to U.S.. Importance?
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3) May 1915 – Sinking of the Lusitania.
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British Naval Blockade German U-Boat Campaign
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Importance?
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4) Feb. 1917 – Zimmermann Telegram. Importance?
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5) Feb-Apr 1917 – Unrestricted submarine warfare. 7 7 Importance?
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6) Mar. 1917 – First Russian Revolution. Czar Nicholas II Alexander Kerensky Importance?
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7) Apr. 1917 – Woodrow Wilson delivers his “war message” to Congress.
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“The world must be made safe for democracy”
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1) Nov. 1917 Second Russian Revolution
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Vladimir Lenin Leader of the Bolsheviks. Made Russia the world’s first Communist country.
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2) Mar. 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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3) Spring-Summer 1918 Final German Offensive on the Western Front
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American troops
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British tanks
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4) Fall 1918 Other Central Powers disintegrate
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5) Nov. 11, 1918 Armistice Day
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Spring 1919 Palace at Versailles Winners only! “Big Four”: G.B. U.S. Italy Fr.
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The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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The Signing of Peace, Versailles, 1919
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Woodrow Wilson: Fourteen Points Purpose: Prevent future wars.
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Examples: 1) Self-Determination. 2) League of Nations.
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Punishments for the losers: 1) Bulgaria – Lost territory to Greece and Yugoslavia.
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2) Ottoman Empire – Reduced to present day Turkey. Lost territory to G.B. and France as “mandates.”
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3) Austria-Hungary – Separated and reduced to present-day Austria & Hungary. Lost territory to: Poland Czechoslovakia Romania Yugoslavia Italy
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4) Russia – Why an enemy? 1) Quit too soon. 2) Communist! Lost territory to: Finland Baltic States Poland Romania
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5) Germany -- 1) Lost territory to: Denmark France Poland Lithuania
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2) Lost all overseas colonies. 3) Forced to sign “war-guilt” clause. 4) Assessed over $30 billion in war reparations.
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5) Military Reductions: Army = 100,000 troops. Navy = 6 Battleships. No Submarines. No Air Force. No tanks.
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