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Chapter 19-20 Notes-Part 4: Setting the Stage for World War I
Central & Eastern Europe: The Old Order
 Germany
Why did the emperor and the
o Constitution + 2-house legislature (Lower House is called the Reichstag)
conservative
forces in Germany try to
o Emperor and chancellor (Prime Minister)
keep
the
country
from becoming a
o Emperor controlled the military, foreign policy and government business
democracy?
o Emperor Otto von Bismarck and conservative forces tried to keep Germany
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from becoming a democracy
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 Austria-Hungary
o Dual monarchy + constitution + parliamentary system w/ministerial
responsibility
What is the most significant issue
o Reality: Emperor Francis Joseph largely ignored this system
keeping Austria-Hungary from being a
o Austria still faced conflicts with various nationalities
democracy?
 A small # of Germans governed Czechs, Poles and other Slavic groups
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 Parliament gets agitated = encourages emperor to continue to ignore
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the parliament
 Russia
o Nicholas II believed in the absolute power of the czar
o Industrialization started late but, picked up quick
 Industrialization came with negative side effects (________________________________________________________)
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Russia – Bloody Sunday
 Winter Palace in St. Petersburg – People come to peacefully protest and ask questions and are shot by Russian troops
 _______________________________________________________________________________________ (Duma) – short-lived
The United States
 After Civil War
Describe major changes in the United
o Civil Liberties
States that occurred after the Civil
 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendment:
War.
“______________________________________________”
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o Economy
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 Shifted from agrarian to an industrial nation
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 40% of population live in cities
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 Largest steel producer in the world
 Immigration: 11 million Europeans immigrate to the U.S. (1870-1900)
 9% of population control 71% of the wealth
The New Imperialism
 Imperialism: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 Reasons:
Summarize the ideas of why countries
o Source of industrial raw materials
felt the need to be “imperialistic.”
o Market for manufactured goods
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o Gain advantage over rival nation
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o Social Darwinism: __________________________________________________
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o Religion: “White Man’s Burden,” Europeans had a moral responsibility to
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civilize primitive people
The New Imperialism – The United States
 Expansion Abroad
Circle all of the countries that the U.S. expanded to
o ______________________ become U.S. colony
o ____________ is annexed for its sugar industry
o U.S. acquires _______________________________________
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in the Spanish-American War
List reasons why the U.S. needed the above locations.
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International Rivalries
 Triple Alliance: ______________________________________________________
o Why create alliances?
 Europe feared Germany would upset the balance of power
 Germany feared France would create alliances so they created an
alliance with Austria-Hungary first
 Bismarck maintained a separate treaty with Russia and tried to remain
on good terms with Great Britain
 Emperor William II fired Bismarck and dropped the treaty with Russia
 This upset Russian so allied with France
o Triple Entente: __________________________________________________
Setting the Stage for WWI
 1878: Greece, Serbia, Romania and Montenegro become independent states
o Bulgaria remains under Russian protection
o Bosnia and Herzegovina remain under Austria-Hungary protection
o Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia is outraged because
they lose chance to create a Serbian Kingdom
o Russians supported the Serbs – Emperor William II demands that Russia accept
the annexation
o Weakened by Russo-Japanese War, Russia backs down but, vowed revenge
Explain the idea of “balance of power.”
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Why do you think nationalism will be a
major cause of WWI?
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Europe in 1914
Instructions: Label each country on the map using your textbook and the PowerPoint. Using 3 colors, shade all of the countries in the
Triple Entente the same color, shade all of the countries in the Triple Alliance the same color, and shade all of the neutral countries
the same color. Color the water blue.
Map Key
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Neutral