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27 Cards in this Set
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Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Serbians killed him because they were tired of Austrian rule. Caused Austria to declare war on Serbia.
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Schlieffen Plan
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Italy and Britain neutral. General Schliefren prepared to invade France.
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Sinking of the Lusitania
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all cargo was ammunition. German torpedo fired at side. 114 americans died. americans declared war 2 years later.
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Zimmerman Note
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note from German (sent on Zimmerman telegram) asking for help, reward was getting land back. the note was intercepted by Britain.
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Treaty of Versailles
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Treaty that ended WW. Put blame on Germany saying they were in charge of the war.
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4 MAIN causes of the war
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Militarism (arms race. all countries wanted large army) Alliances (been forming by european nations for 20 years.) Imperialism (european nations ruled smaller countries. all major power wanted to be larger then others) Nationalism (pride in one's country. wanted largest army / navy)
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Immediate causes of WW2
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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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New Technologies that impacted the war.
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Poisonous gasses, advanced artillery, Zeppelin, U-boats, tank, convoys
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Triple Alliance countries... Who left
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy... Italy
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Triple Entente countries... Who Joined... Nickname
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Russia, France, United Kingdom... Portugal, Japan... Allied Powers
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Why US stayed out of the war... 4 reasons the US joined
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Fighting didn't involve the U.S. directly. No treaties committing them to war... 1. Sinking of Lusitania 2. Zimmerman Telegram 3. Economic Investment w/ Britain and France 4. Wilson wanted to make the world safe democracy.
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Name Calling
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negative words to create unfavorable opinion of hatred against a group, beliefs, ideas
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Glittering Generalities
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sweeping statements using language associated with values and beliefs deeply held by an audience without reason
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Transfer
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carry over the authority and approval of something we respect (UNCLE SAM)
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Testimonial
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associate respected person or someone with experience to endorse product or cause giving it stamp of approval
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Plain Folk
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convinse audience the spokes person is someone they can trust and who has their interest at heart
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Band Wagon
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persuade the audience to follow the crowd
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Tugging at the
Heartstrings |
uses images and story lines that will effect their audience emotionally
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Nation the pulled out in the war in 1917
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Russia because of the Bolshevik Revolution. Lenin and the Bolsheviks promised they would end involvement in the war
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Who were the Big Three
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George Clemenceau (French prime minister)
Woodrow Wilson (US president) David Lloyed George (Italian prime minister) 3 leaders met at 1919 peace conference |
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What did wilson want at the end of WW1?
Explain Treaty of Versailles |
wanted lasting peace and ww1 to end the wars.
14 points to remove the causing of war: self determination for europeans, general association of nations (league of nations) |
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Germany's Consequences
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pay to rebuild nations it ruined during the war, fund french troops, decrease size of the military
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new countries formed at the end of ww1
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Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
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Treaty that ended WW1... Who took the blame
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Treaty of Versailles... Germany
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Lasting effects of WW1
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Germany went into debt, Great Depression
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Great Depression
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worldwide economic depression. originated in the US with stock market crash. crops fell 60%. Germany suffered the worst
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Appeasement
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making political concession to avoid enemy conflict |
