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| Nationalism | Idea that people of same culture (common history, language, religion) should rule over themselves. |
| Neutrality | Position of not favoring either side in a dispute. |
| The Balkans | Contested peninsula between Austria and Ottoman Empire |
| Trench Warfare | Defensive ditches constructed on Western Front led to this type of fighting. |
| Rationing | Limiting the amount of an item; common sacrifice on home-front during war. |
| Sykes-Picot Agreement | British and French arrangement to divide up Ottoman Empire; set modern boundaries for the Middle East. |
| Zionist Movement | Nationalist movement that called for Europe’s Jews to move to homeland. |
| Balfour Declaration | British announced support for Palestine to become home for Jewish people; helped created modern Jewish country of Israel. |
| Fourteen Points | Woodrow Wilson’s (U.S.) proposal for ending WWI; peace without victory, arms reductions, freedom of seas, self-determination and League of Nations. |
| League of Nations | Representative assembly for member nations; goal was to settle disputes between nations. |
| Militarism | Massive build-up of armies and navies. |
| Germany | This country began militarizing because they feared their neighbors. |
| Germany's neighbors began to militarize also. | What happened after Germany built up its military? |
| Alliance | This is a military partnership between countries. |
| 1/5 of the world's land, 1/4 of its population. | How much of the world did Imperialist Britain control? |
| Nationalism | This promoted the idea of cultural superiority and intense rivalries. |
| England controlled trade, Germany felt like it was only getting scraps. | How did England's Imperialist power affect Germany before WWI? |
| The Assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand. | What incident set off WWI? |
| A Serbian wanting to start an uprising of Nationalist Serbs in Austria. | Who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand? |
| Austria blamed Serbia. Germany got behind Austria. Russia got behind Serbia. | How did the alliances in Europe react to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand? |
| Germany declared war on Russia. | What country actually declared war first in WWI? |
| France | After declaring war on Russia, what country did Germany invade? |
| Belgium | Britain entered the War to protect what country? |
| Britain needed Belgium to be able to get supplies to their ally, Russia. | Why did Britain want to keep the Germans out of Belgium? |
| Stalemate | In battle, this is the situation where no side is able to make any advancements. |
| Somme, France | In this battle, there were 1.5 million casualties. |
| The machine gun. | What weapon led to trench warfare. |
| Poison gas, airplanes, tanks, u-boats (subs). | Besides the machine gun, what other technology was used during WWI? |
| Badly - they suffered heavy losses which led to a revolution by the Bolshevik communists. The Bolsheviks pulled Russia out of the War. | How did the war on the Eastern front go for Russia? |
| The Ottoman Empire eventually crumbled, but they managed to conduct a genocide or Armenian Christians which Turkey denies today. | What happened in Turkey during the War? |
| The sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat. | What was the stated reason the US entered WWI? |
| The US loaned great amounts of money to allies - we couldn't let them lose and not pay us back. | What was the real reason the US entered WWI? |
| Germany first, Austria Hungary later | Who did the US delare War on? |
| They took up men's jobs, eventually earned the right to vote. | What affect did the War have on women on the home-front? |
| 20 million deaths: 10 million soldiers, 10 million civilians | What was the death toll of WWI? |
| There were new European and Middle Eastern countries | How did the map change after WWI? |
| The US | What country came out of WWI with much more power? |
| Germany, Italy, Japan | After WWI, which countries became extremely nationalized? |
| The Treaty of Versailles | What officially ended WWI? |
| Blamed for starting war, $33 billion reparations, Army cut to 100,000; no warplanes, tanks or subs; Give up colonies; Return land to France and Russia. | What were the Treaty's terms for Germany? |
| Empire divided up, 9 new countries; Army limited to 30,000 men; Required reparations. | What were the Treaty's terms for Austria-Hungary? |
| Empire divided up, 6 new countries; Britain and France took control of Middle East; Army limited to 50,000 men; No air force | What were the treaty's terms for The Ottoman Empire? |
| Reparations burdened Germany, made them bitter; Germany's printed money to pay loans = inflation; Hitler promised to regain German dignity; League of Nations powerless to stop German, Italian and Japanese ambitions. | How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII? |
| Islamic law discarded, religious courts abolished; Women given right to vote; Westernized clothing adopted; Latin alphabet replaced Arabic. | How did Turkey change after WWI? |
| They became isolationist. Wanted to avoid war at all costs. | How did the horrors of WWI affect the US? |
| They wanted more territory, but the League of Nations limited their navy. | After WWI, what was going on with Japan? |
