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World War I (1914-1918): Origins of the Conflict
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-Jingoism-French-Germany rivalry (Alsace; Kaiser Wilhelm II's "spot in the sun")-British-German Naval Arms Race (Dreadnought)-Ottoman Empire's Decline ("Sick Man of Europe"; Eastern question)-Serbia/Austria-Hungary (Bosnia)-Outbreak of War--1914 (Franz Ferdinand; Triple Alliance/Triple Entente)
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Central Powers**
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 -'center of Europe'-Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire). |
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World War I
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 -the 'war to end all wars'-at that time, known as 'The Great War'-happened in the summer of 1914-was also known as the ' suicide of Europe' |
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Franz Ferdinand**
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 -an Austrian prince, heir to the throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 set off World War I. |
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Ottoman Empire (Turkey). What was the "Eastern Question"?
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 -the 'sick man of Europe'-eventually broke apart-EASTERN QUESTION: "who was going to get the 'crumbs' when the Ottoman Empire crashed?" [all of the powers wanted it] |
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Jingoism
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 Excessive form of nationalism [at that time, people were more jingoistic than nationalistic]. |
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France-Germany Rivalry. What did France want? Germany?
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 Fought many wars (was the biggest rivalry); each won back and forth.-France: wanted Alsace back-Germany: wanted to steal France's colonies in Africa. |
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What did France/Germany get just in the area of Africa?
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-France: got a good chunk of colonies-Germany: didn't get as much or as big of colonies as France.
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Dreadnought
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 Big metal battleships that had big guns and was very advanced (countries' navy size was based on "how many dreadnoughts they had"). |
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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 -(royalty) Kaiser of Germany & King of Prussia -wanted 'a spot in the sun'-Grandson of Queen Victoria-supported the Afrikaners in South Africa and Austria's demands on Serbia (1914) -was forced to abdicate at the end of World War I. |
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Naval Arms Race**
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 A competition between two or more states to have the best armed forces; each party competes to produce more weapons, larger military, superior military technology, etc. |
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__ was essential to Britain.
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A large navy
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Austria-Hungary Empire
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 (separated today) had a feud over Serbia |
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Europe was becoming __.
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A 'snake pit'
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World War I (1914-1918): War!
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-The "suicide of Europe"-Western/Eastern fronts (Trench Warfare)-The African component (Colonial Troops; [One colonial theater: Tanzania/Tanganyika, Von Lettow-Vorbeck; Jeffrey Spicer-Simpson])-Naval Warfare (British blockade, Submarines [Lusitania], US entry)
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