Studied by 18 peopleGermany challenged Britain where? And France where?
on the seas, in Morocco
Why is Morocco a strategic position?
Strait of Gilbralter, it connected the Atlantic ocean and meditaranian sea
as the ottomans were weakened___?
nations competed for influence in that territory
some causes of WW1 were?
assassination of franz ferdinan, alliances, sinking of lusitania, french/german land disputes, imperial competition
Austria-Hungary’s relationship with Serbia can be described as ____________
imperilism
What changes over time made Germany a threat?
The unification of Germany and when they industrilized
What are two specific differences between “prepared” and “unprepared” countries before WW 1
Plans and mobilization, production
The tone amongst different nations at the beginning of the war was?
They all believed that they’d win the war and that it would be short
3 specific examples of this tone is
serbia vs austria, germany vs france
What situation did Germany attempt to avoid that drastically limited its success in the war?
Fighting against America
two front war?
when one place is fighting two other places at once
“Western Front” refers to the western front of ________
Germany
Over the course of the war the Western Front moved _______
very little
Stalemate is _______
a tie/ places fighting but no one is winning or losing
Because Britain ruled the seas, Germany ______
Resorted to submarine warfare
two consequences of the sinking of the Lusitania:
made america upset, They pulled back on submarine warfare to not pull the U.S. into war
Three new technologies that were used in the war:
chemical weapons, fighter planes, tanks
To what extent did they affect the war?
very little
civillian?
non-military person
What are two contributions civilians made to the war?
worked in factories, bought war bonds
What are three contributions women made?
worked in factories, drove trucks, served in non-combat roles
Why did these things happen?
because men were out at war
How were American and British women rewarded for their service?
sufferage
What are two reasons why the U.S. profited during the war?
got the treaty of versaile, made bank supplying to france and britain
Zionism?
to protect the jews homeland
What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?
To get the jews back to their homeland
What did the British NOT want to do according to the British?
Not infringe on rights of Palestinians
Britain sent troops to Iraq in order to _____
acquire oil
Given that it was 1917, the Middle East would be a target of imperialists because ________
of the second industrial revolution the cars, plastics, fertilizers, pesticides
What are two major consequences of Russian entry into WW 2?
huge russian death rate, start of the russian revolution
Nicholas II?
last king of russia, got over thrown and vladimir lenon took his place after he was executes
Vladimir Lenon?
Leader of Bolshvieks (democratic socialists) and later won against the socialists and created U.S.S.R
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