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1
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What was world war 1 referred to

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the “Great War/
The “war to end all wars”/
The first “modern” war

2
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main causes of the war

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militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, assassination of the archduke, Schlieffen plan

3
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militarism

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trying be tough with your military to scare

4
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alliances

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friendship

5
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imperialism

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when bigger nation tries to take over smaller nation

6
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nationalism

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extreme national pride

7
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assassination of the archduke

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Franz Ferdinand being killed

8
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Schliefen plan

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germany’s plan to invade france

9
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triple alliance

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Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy

10
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triple entente

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England, France, Russia

11
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blitzkrieg

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lightning war

12
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what makes world war 1 the first modern war

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new technology; machine guns, poison gas, armored tanks, larger artillery/
trench warfare; western front stalemate, airplanes used in the war, heavy casualties, minimal land gains

13
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u boat

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submarine

14
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the united states enters the war

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unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman note, allied propaganda in the US, idealism, financial interests/
refreshed tired allied troops, ended stalemate on the western front

15
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US

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woodrow wilson

16
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France

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?

17
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Italy

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?

18
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Germnay

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?

19
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key components of the treaty of Versailles

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end of the ottoman empire, new nations are created, germany is punished, league of nation, colonies became united,

20
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german terms of the treaty

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lost territory and colonies, disarmament, war guilt clause (accept responsibility for causing the war, pay reparations for damages)