Chapter 29 Sect. 2: Europe Plunges into War – Flashcards
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Cause: Russia mobilizes along the German border.
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Effect: Germany declares war on Russia.
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Cause: Germany declares war on France.
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Britain declares war on Germany
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Cause: The Allies defeat the Germans in the Battle of the Marne
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Effect: The German's Schlieffen Plan failed.
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Cause: Machine guns, tanks, poison gas, and airplanes are used in battles along the Western Front.
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Trench warfare; much death.
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Cause: Russian forces attack both Austria and Germany.
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Effect: Russians were crushed, causing the collapse of the Russian empire, and the rise of the Soviet Union.
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Cause: The Allies are unable to ship war supplies to Russia's ports.
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The people of Russia and the Russian army suffered immensely during World Wars I & II.
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Schlieffen Plan
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The Schlieffen Plan was the German army's plan for war against France and Russia.
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Western Front
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The Western Front was the name applied to the fighting zone where Allies faced Axis.
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Central Powers
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The Central Powers consisted of the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the beginning of the war. The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers later, along with Bulgaria.
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Eastern Front
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Fighting with Russia on another front with trenches.
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Allies
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Britain, France, and Russia
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trench warfare
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opposing armies on the Western front
