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Militarism
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The policy of gloryfying military power & keeping an army prepared for war
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Triple Alliance
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An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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Kaiser Wilhelm
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Ruler of Germany, & forced Bismarck to resign
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Triple Entente
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Didn't bind Britain to fight with Russia but it did almost certainly ensue that Britain wouldn't go against them
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What were 3 forces @ work that helped set the stage for war.
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1 force was the growth of nationalism, or a deep devotion to ones country. 2- imperialsim. 3-militarism
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What event help set in motion WWI?
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The killing of the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by the Black Hand
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Central Powers?
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Germany & austria- Hungary. Known as this because of their location in Europe. Bulgaria & Ottoman Empire
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Allies?
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Great Britain, France, and Russia. Joining later would be Japan, Italy, and eventually the U.S.
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Western Front
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A deadlock Region in northern France.....
Fighting zone on the Franco- Germany Border
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Schlieffen Plan
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Germany's plan to attack France , then Russia because they were slow
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Trench Warfare
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Parrallel trenches to protect themeselves from enemy. Soldiers fought each other from these trenches
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Eastern Front
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Was a stretch of battlefield along the German & Russian border ( and part of Austria- Hungary)
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What were some of the conditions that soldiers in trenches had to face? Characteristics?
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Life in trenches was pure misery. Mud was everywhere, rats swarmed, and fresh food was nonexistent. sleep was nearly impossible. You lived in Filth.
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What factors contributed to Russia's war difficulties?
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Russia was not yet an industrialized country. The army was continually short on food, guns, ammunition, clothes, boots, and blankets.
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Uunrestricted submarine warefare
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Policy German's made: their submarines would sink w/o warning any ship in the waters around britain
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