WWI Vocab Flashcard

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Spark of WWI: Serbian group killed the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

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Archduke Ferdinand

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Nationalistic rivalries in the Balkans labeled the area the _____________.

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Powder Keg

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Irish flag on car bumper sticker exemplifies

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Nationalism

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Mrs. Novak and Ms. Hutt support each other. This is an example of:

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Alliances

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Long-term cause of WWI: countries building up militaries, leading to competition.

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Militarism

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British colonization of countries like India, South Africa, and China is called __________, a long-term cause of WWI.

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Imperialism

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All resources of a country devoted to war effort is called __________.

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Total War

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Document defining peace terms post-WWI, blaming Germany, leading to WWII.

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Treaty of Versailles

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Style of conflict where soldiers lived in ditches for months, facing boredom, terror, and disease.

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Trench Warfare

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After WWI, a group was created for countries to meet and solve major problems diplomatically: ________________________.

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League of Nations