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