AP European History Questions and Answers Already Passed

AP European History Questions and Answers Already Passed Russian German Reinsurance Treaty Wilhelm didn't renew this agreement between Russia and Germany causing Russia to feel very insulted Allied Powers ww1 Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy (later), and US (later) Central Powers ww1 Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire Morocco Crisis After the French received Morocco, Germany demanded an international conference- German bullying forced England and France closer. Germany gained nothing. Algeciras Conference International conference called to deal with the Moroccan question. French get Morocco, Germany gets nothing, isolated. Result is U.S, Britain, France, Russia see Germany as a threat. Balkan Crisis Austro-Hungaria invade Balkans to put down Nationalistic sentiments there and in their own country. Russia gets involved because Serbia asked. Germany comes in and forces Russia to back down Balkan War Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria took Macedonia from the Ottomans in 1912. Serbia then fought Bulgaria in the second Balkan War in 1913 Austria intervened to stop the war. These wars were mostly territorial and were a precursor to World War I. Black Hand A terrorist group that believes that Sebians will be equal to Russia They shoot the Archduke Ferdinand or Austria which makes the Austrians pressure Germany to start moblizing a war effortSchlieffen Plan Attack plan by Germans, proposed by Schliffen, lightning quick attack against France. Proposed to go through Belgium then attack France, Belgium resisted, other countries took up their aid, long fight, used trench warfare. Gallipoli Campaign Allied plan to take a peninsula near the Dardanelles to lock the Ottomans out of the war and make an easy travel route to supply Russia. This was a huge failure for the Allies Naval Front during WW1 British wipe out the entire German navy in 6 months and then blockade Gernmany so they starve Trench Warefare characterized fighting on the western front of WW1. soldiers fought in rows of trenches dug out of the earth. Little Movement. Lots of rats, maggots, flies and rotting bodies. Eastern Front in World War I, the region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks Armenian Genocide The Ottoman Empire eradicates 2 million Armenians in order to gain support from their country. They use the excuse that they are in conspiring with the Russians. Hitler is inspired by this genocide Lawrence of Arabia An extremely talented linguist in the British Empire who convinces Arab Nations to revolt against the Ottoman Empire by using his attractiveness. He claims that he never knew that the British Empire was going to make these nations British protectorates Protectorate A country or territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power. The outside power can extract resources Ghandi Encourages Indian people to sign up for WW1 so that they can potentialy gain independence from Britain. Indian people also join because it brings honor to their caste and theyhave a strong sense of duty to the King. This causes the Brits to have a very multi-cultural fighting force Zimmerman Note This note was suposidly sent to Mexico and intercepted by the British in which Germany says that if Mexico will attack America, they will give Mexico parts of America. This is used to justify America's entry into WW1