World War One - (World History)

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The Cousins War involved

Wilhelm II, George V, and Nicholas II

The acronym for the underlying causes of World War One is __.

MANIA

MANIA stands for

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Anarchy.

Militarism is the - of war and the military, the - of new weapons, and the - of large reserve armies.

glorification, development, establishment.

Mobilization is the organization of __ for combat.

Mobilization generally triggers other nations to do the _.

resources, same

During the early (vague timeframe) Kaiser Wilhelm II expanded the German -.

navy, 1900s

During the early 1900s - expanded the German navy.

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Wanted Germany to be equal to Great Britain in terms of - -.

naval strength.

The Triple Alliance consisted of

Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary,

The Triple Entente consisted of

France, Great Britain, and Russia

French Nationalism:

- nationalists sought revenge against Germany after the loss of - in the franco-prussian war of (year).

French, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870.

French Nationalism:

French nationalists sought revenge against - after the loss of Alsace-Lorraine in the (title) war of 1870.

Germany, franco-prussian.

Slavic Nationalism:

A large-scale movement to unify all (type) people under one empire.

(group of people) wanted to lead Slavic unification; supported by (country).

Slavic, Serbs, Russia.

German nationalism:

Germany wanted to prove it’s - in comparison to the other great powers of Europe.

strength

Imperialism is the

domination of one nation by another.

(country) and (country) came close to fighting a war over the control of Morocco.

Germany, France.

Germany and France came close to fighting a war over the control of (country).

Morocco.

Germany wanted to create a - to - railway.

Berlin, Baghdad

- caused resentment in Britain.

Imperialism

Feared interference with (country) & reduced traffic through the -.

India, Suez Canal.

At this time the nations of Europe began to - - without consulting their -.

pursue policies, neighbors.

Problem?

If a crisis arose, there was…

no international organization to monitor it.

Immediate causes:

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of (country) was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the - nationalist group - -.

Austria-Hungary, Serbian, Black Hand

Immediate causes:

(who) of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by (who), a member of the Serbian nationalist group Black Hand.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip.

Ferdinand planned to give the - of Bosnia-Herzegovina an - in the Austro-Hungarian government.

This threatened the movement for a - - -.

Slavs, equal voice, separate slavic state.

Austria-Hungary held - - - responsible for the assassination of Ferdinand.

the Serbian government

Austria-Hungary sought back-up from - in the event of war.

Germany

Germany issued a __ to Austria-Hungary.

Blank Check:

William II agreed to support any actions that (country) might take against (country).

blank check, Austria-Hungary, Serbia.

(country) issued a blank check to (country).

Blank Check:

(who) agreed to support any actions that Austria-Hungary might take against Serbia.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, William II.

The Ultimatum: (country) demanded entrance into (country).

Why? (2 reasons)

Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Suppress subversive organizations, conduct an investigation.

Austria-Hungary gave Serbia (time) to agree to the ultimatum. Serbia - to agree.

48 hours, refused.

(country) gave (country) 48 hours to agree to the ultimatum. (country) refused to agree.

Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Serbia.

On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on (country).

Serbia

Russia was an ally of what country?

Serbia

Russia, an ally of Serbia, mobilized troops along the borders of - and -.

Germany, Austria-Hungary

Germany warned Russia to -.

Russia -.

stop, refused.

Germany issued an ultimatum to -.

Gave France (time) to decide whether or not it would support (country).

France gave an - answer!

France, 18 hours, Russia, inconclusive.

On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on __.

Russia

On August 3, 1914, Germany declared war on __.

France

Great Britain hoped to remain -.

Did not want to become involved in a -.

However…

neutral, war.

Germany demanded passage across __ in order to fight France.

Part of Germany’s - plan.

Belgium, Schlieffen.

In - Britain, Russia, France, and Germany signed a treaty that had guaranteed Belgium’s -. Due to the fact that Belgium was a neutral nation, (country) protested Germany’s demand.

1839, neutrality. Great Britain,

Despite Belgium’s neutrality, Germany invaded on (date)

(country) demanded that Germany immediately withdraw from Belgium.

August 14, 1914, Great Britain.

Germany responded by referring to the - as nothing more than a scrap of paper.

As a result, Great Britain declared war on _.

treaty, Germany