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Term
Bismark alliance system
Definition
main goal keep France in isolation from gaining power
created to stop war from happening
Term
Triple alliance
Definition
Germany Italy Austria 1882-1914
Term
duel alliance
Definition
1878-1918
Germany become ally with austria
Term
Emperor League
Definition
1873
Germany Austria Russia
also tried to keep france isolated
Term
congress of Berlin
Definition
1878
remade the map of south east Europe
Serbia and Romania are independent
Bulgaria is part of ottoman empire
Term
the reinsurance treaty
Definition
1887
Russia austria-Hungary and Germany remain neutral if either would be attacked
Term
william II
Definition
throne of germany in 1888
thinks germany should be leading power
dismisses bismark in 1890
collapse of bismark alliance system
failed to renew reinsurance treaty in 1895
France and russia form alliance because of failure
Term
boer war
Definition
dutch settelers fight england in south africa
1899
england won
starts the scramble for africa
Term
balkins cation
Definition
small nations used nationalism to gain independance
Term
2nd balkin war
Definition
romania greece and serbia v. bulgaria
Term
3rd balkin war
Definition
reponsible for starting world war I
Austrian arch duke killed --> started WWI
serbia is given
Term
WWI
Definition
june 28th 1914 Francis and wife killed in serbia
Germans used sub warfare
ends in novermber 1919
serbia accepts 22/26 points from austria
since they did no accept all, austria adn serbia went to war
russia declares war on austria
germany declares war on russia
shit hits the fan

usa france brittan russia vs germany and sutria-hungary
Term
USA
Definition
entered the war with the sinking of the lucitania may 1915
sold war goods to all countries
april 1917 USA goes to waqr vs central powers
summer og 1918 usa makes it to eurpoean soil
Term
Treaty of Versailles
Definition
1819
ended in armistace
great powers vs germany
shits on germany
ends the idea of expansion
ottoman empire falls apart
germany was not invited
USA France Brittan Italy only ones present
France is the only one who wants to fuck over Germany
Germany loses all colonies, land, limits on military and war stipends
Germany was forced to sign it
Term
Russia
Definition
thought war would end quick
Czar Nicholas was married to a german
leaves capital to visit war sites leaves her in charge
rasputin comes to throne in absence
Czar Nicholas was exiled 1917
Term
Rasputin
Definition
saved the Czars son
starts running politics
nobles hate him adn try to kill him
poison and stabbings doint work
ends up drowning
Term
russian revolution
Definition
Alex Karensky in power
people want war to end karensky says no
loses power to the bolshevicks
Term
bolshevicks
Definition
Communist party also known as the "reds"
lenin leads party
"land peace bread"was motto
50k to 3 mill members
unified party
nov 1917 win elections and stop the war
russia lsot 1/3 of their land to central power
Term
Russian civil war
Definition
Communists (lenin) vs whites (non commis)
Bolshevicks win because their unified an used terror to achieve business
Term
Russia post civil war
Definition
Allies start to invade russia
many russians start supporting bolshevicks
Term
treaty of brest-litovsk
Definition
treaty that 1/3 of Russia is given to central powers
Term
effects of WWI
Definition
USA distanced itself from foreign affairs
world in economic struggle
land divisions
Term
war-guilt clause
Definition
if u lose war u pay
Term
litte entente
Definition
poland romania yugoslavia czech and germany unite and form a treaty in 1921
Term
ruhr invasion
Definition
France is upset with germans war stipends
printed more money they they had which caused
they invade rurh valley (all the money was made)
Gustav Stressemen told people to have a passive strike
ends in 1923
Term
danes plan
Definition
Us give money to germany who would pay the allied powers who then would pay the US for the money they lent them (circl trade)
Term
kellog briand pact
Definition
1928 elimitnates war in diplomatic struggles
Term
lecarono act
Definition
states germany is happy with their borders
dont want anything back
1925
Term
october 1929
Definition
stock market crash
people buying stocks on margin (10% down pay rest when money is made)
Term
great depression
Definition
USA hit hard,
cant give money to Germany anymore
germans have 33% unemployment rate
hit the world
FDRs New Deal - 1933
-Social security
-public works
-FDIC
Term
New Economic Policy (NEP)
Definition
1922 created by lenin
government takes all companies more than 5 workers
take land thats over 500 acres
got rid of bad working conditions
people are happy - rapid recovery
Term
Trotsky
Definition
leader of red army
fights stalin for power and loses because of judaism
exiled to serbia
went to mexico adn killed there
head of national affairs under lenin
Term
5 year plan
Definition
specific planned economy
helps russia move along
works succesfully
Term
great purge
Definition
stalins plan to kill/eliminate opponents
lots of miliatry people killed and innocent people
affects everyone because of large scale
Term
Stalin
Definition
born in gerogia
robbed banks to get political platforms
Term
nazism
Definition
grew out of nationalism and racism
1923 hitler tries to control govt but fails and sent to 5 years in jail
later joins Nazi party
Term
hitler
Definition
Wrote mein Kampf (my struggle)
wanted ot be an artist but shot down by jews
born in austria
Term
mein kampf ideas
Definition
den fuhrer conept (leader needs to be followed completly)
living space for germany
racial concept
Term
rise of nazism 2
Definition
nazi party rises from 4 seats to over 100 seats
largest party by 1932
1934 got rid of communist party
legally comes to power
Term
aggression vs appeasment
Definition
allied powers sick of fighting
give germans what they want to avoid war
sudetenland from czech
germany out of league of nations
annexes Austria
1939 takes all of czech
Term
Germany and russia
Definition
Germany invades Poland and splits it with russia if they stay neutral
germany wanted more land and invaded russian side so war started there

if poland was invaded brittan and France would step in
Term
China v Japan
Definition
went to war in 1937
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