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Austria had durned into a war-weary and exhausted population that suffered from food and fuel shortages, and was pushed to prepare for new military operations. The Harsburg reign disappeared because of the economic catastrophe.
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After the French deeat, the German Empire was unified at the Palace of Versallies.
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This was a territory created by the German Empire after the annexation of most of Alsace and the Moselle department of Lorraine. This followed the victory of the Franco-Prussian War.
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The Triple Alliance was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
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This was a war fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
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The Triple Entente was made up of England, France, and Russia.
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The announcement of the annexation upset the fragile balance of power in the Balkans.
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The killing of the Archduke sparked the outbreak of WWI.
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The alliance was formed to strengthen and modernize the failing Ottoman Empire, and provide Germany a safe passage into neighboring British colonies.
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The Schlieffen Plan devised a deployment plan for a war winning offense in a one-front war against the French Third Republic.
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Japan's Navy prepared an assault against Tsingtao with two battalions given to them by Britain.
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This battle was by the French army and British Expeditionary Force, who defeated Germany.
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This effectively begins the First World War.
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Germany uses their submarines to sink the Lusitania in warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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This was a 10 month long battle between French vs. Germans. This battle had no strategic advantages!
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This was a 5 month battle fought between the English and French vs. Germany. Only 5 mines were gained out of this battle.
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This is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize rules.
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The Zimmermann Telegraph was a moarse code telegraph sent to Mexico for help from the Germans because Germany wanted to attack America.
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Tsar Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and Titular King of Poland. He was named Nicholas the Bloody, and percieved responsibility for the Russo-Japanese war.
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Wilson's reasoning for war is to make the world "Safe for Democracy." This war started the First Total War, devoting all resources to the homefront.
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In Russian, Bolshevik means "One of the Majority." This party siezed control of the government in Russia.
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After the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, widespread starvation and ridiculous military failure in WWI left Russia in a state of desperate revolt, lead by Lenin.
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President Woodrow Wilson proposed this plan for world peace during the Paris Peace Conference.
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This treaty ended the was in the east, which ended Russia's participation in WWI.
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The Central Powers crumble. The German soldiers mutiny and the public turns on Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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The Treaty of Versallies ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was used to try to prevent another war.
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Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union for 32 years. He became the effective dictator of the state.
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France had to occupy the Rhur to enforce payments.