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Exam 3
WWI and WWII
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History
Undergraduate 1
04/11/2011

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Term
Triple Entente
Definition
France, Russia, Great Britain, USA (post 1917)
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Triple Alliance
Definition
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italty
Term
Schlieffen Plan
Definition
German troops move through Belgium to attack France from behind. QUICK VICTORY
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Miscalculations of Sch. Plan
Definition
Prepared for 6 weeks to Paris=took several months
Russia needed 6 weeks=took 3 weeks
GB stays out of war
Term
creator of PLAN XVII and which country
Definition
Joseph Joffre
France's plan of action
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PLAN XVII plan of action
Definition
1. Germany directly across France
2. "Napoleonic Model"
3.France Army too small
Term
Largest Standing Armies in 1914
Definition
Russia
Germany
France
AH
Italyy
GB
USA
Belgium
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What country is the first to move in WWI?
Definition
Germany-They move through Belgium
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