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Vocabulary
□ Triple Alliance (Members) defensive military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
□ Triple Entente (Members) Russia, France, and Great Britain
□ Central Powers – Germany, Austria Hungary, ottoman empire, Italy

□ Allied Powers – great Britain, France, Russia

□ Nazis – political party that Hitler was part of and lead them into power
Concepts
□ Militarism cause of WWI

Great Britain and Germany both greatly increased their navies in this time period
□ How did alliances contribute to WWI

The would make alliances and go against other laiances if tehre was a local conflict it would suck the other local countries into the conflict creating aliances going against other alliances
□ Why did imperialism contribute to WWI

All european countries tying to control resources and trying to promote their intrest in other countries created conflict. Colonial rivalry.
□ Nationalisms influence on WWI

Great pride in ones own nation (patriorism) but also prejudice or hatred against the peoples and ways of life other nations

Pride, suprtiority over other countries, wanting independence a country for ones own ethnicity/race only

Unification (like unificayiton of Slavic people)
□ Balkan Nationalism (Who ruled them for a long time, Sebia and
Bosnian connections) controlled by ottoman empire for 200 years but most of those regions were not turks the ottomens were turks. This included Albanians greeks Romanians and slavs each group was struggling for their own independence

In 1908 austria hungary annexed bosnia

Serbia independent and next to bosania wanted to unite with bosania as a Slavic nation and many in bosania agree
□ What was the event that began the war? (Hint: The Black Hand
organized it) frank fursendid killed and his wife the black hand kills him
□ What brought Britian into the WWI? – when Germany went through Belgium to attack France
□ What did hitler want to be growing up? An artist
□ What war did Hitler fight in? WW1
□ What talent did Hitler have that got him attention in politics? Public speaking
□ What were a few of the Nazi beliefs as outlined Mein Kampf?

German people have been separated into warring social classes for too long

The defeat in WW1 and all. Other issues were balanced on the jews and communists – not on the German people

Blond blue yeed members of the Aryan or German race were superior

Need for a strong centered leadership