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Flashcards by Vinny Wills, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Vinny Wills
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| Question | Answer |
| What Is IMPERIALISM? | -THE BUILDING OF EMPIRES: Extending the countries power and influence through colonisation -A STRONG nation takes of a WEAKER nation or region and dominated its ECONOMIC, POLITICAL and/or CULTURAL life. -Winning empires brought ADVENTURE and GLORY, their exploitation brought WEALTH and TRADE |
| Causes of IMPERIALISM | -INDUSTRIALISATION: Because abundant, raw materials are needed to maintain an industrialised economy. -NATIONALISM: Pride in ones country (Glory through dominating other peoples countries with your own) |
| Characteristics of IMPERIALISM | - Foreign Lands taken over: Indigenous culture was viewed as inferior. Their enslavement was seen as a cheap source of labour. Were politically ruled by the military (inhumanely). -The invading country used the resources for industrialisation and modernisation for themselves. |
| Examples of IMPERIALISM | Africa was divided between many colonies for their 'RAW' materials i.e ivory but more importantly RUBBER. -The Congo: Workers were sent to climb trees for rubber-producing vines- their sap smeared over the body to be carried back and painfully ripped off. -The policy of cutting off hands was seized because, EUROPEAN MASTERS distrusted their native workers- non-cooperation was treated with force. |
| What is NATIONALISM? | -THE POLITICAL VEIW THAT YOUR OWN COUNTRY IS PERF AND BELIEVE STRONGLY IN NATION-LIKE MECHANISMS SUCH AS THE ARMY AND NAVY. -The aggressive feeling of pride and joy towards one's country. |
| What is ANARCHISM? | -THE POLITICAL THEORY which aims to create a society within which individuals FREELY COOPERATE TOGETHER AS EQUALS. -NO GOVERNMENT, LAWS, nor RIGHTS TO PROPERTY |
| ANARCHISM info | -Between 1894 and 1914, 6 national leaders were killed by assassins who believed in the movement. -Didn't have a long term future: those who followed eventually realised true PROGRESS needed ORGANISATION. |
| What is SOCIALISM? | -The DESIRED ABOLITION of PRIVATE PROPERTY and the REDISTRIBUTION of WEALTH so to provide EVERYBODY with Enough. |
| SOCIALISM info | -The coming war was a problem-because as NATIONALISM grew, SOCIALISTS were torn between INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD, or PATRIOTISM. (UNITING or FIGHTING) |
| LONG TERM CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE | -IMPERIALISM: COMPETITION + DESIRE for GREATER EMPIRES led to confrontation. -MILITARISM/ARMS RACE: GERMANY had GREATEST military build up. BRITAIN and Germany increased Navies. -NATIONALISM: SLAVS in BOSNIA didn't want to be part of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY-but SERBIA-Causing each country to prove DOMINANCE and POWER. |
| (short term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand) | -JUNE 1914- Serbian Nationalist and wife assassinated in SARAJEVO, BOSNIA (Part of AUSTRIA-HUNGRAY) -As a PROTEST to A-H via SERBIA, who wanted to take over Bosnia. -AH then declared war on SERBIA. Causing RUSSIA to mobilise in order to Defend due to their ALLIANCE . As Russia Prepared for war, their GERMAN neighbours then declared war on them. |
| (short term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE ('The Blank Cheque') | -GERMANY gave AUSTRIA-HUNGARY a Guarantee of unconditional Support in any war arising from it's dealings with SERBIA. -Following the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, AH would not act without GERMANY'S support. |
| (short term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (The Ultimatum) | -Nearly a month after the assassination, Austro-Hungary finally responded with an ultimatum for Serbia. - Serbia refused to comply with all the demands made and Austro-Hungary declared war on 28 July. |
| (long term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (The Alliance System) | - THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE: Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy -THE TRIPLE ENTENTE: French, Russia, Britain (one in-all in) |
| (long term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (Arms Race/ MILITARISM) | -As an island nation, BRITAIN was dependent on a good navy to protect it. GERMANY also began building up its navy. Britain saw this as a THREAT and a RACE began between the two countries to see which country could build the biggest and best boats. |
| THE FIVE GREAT POWERS | - GERMANY -BRITAIN -AUSTRIA-HUNGARY -FRANCE -RUSSIA |
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