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  1. Jul 2019
    1. blitzkrieg” strate

      an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory

    1. League of Nations

      an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes

    2. Fourteen Points that he believed should be the basis of a peace agreement ending World War I. His Fourteen Points speech

      Wilson's longing for peace.

    1. The sick man of Europe

      a label given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire.

    2. In 1914 the difference between Julian and Gregorian dating was thirteen days.

      It is interesting how different calendars were used.

    3. To introduce at the first regular convocation of the Skupshtina a provision into the press law providing for the most severe punishment of incitement to hatred or contempt of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and for taking action against any publication the general tendency of which is directed against the territorial integrity of Austria-Hungary

      Why did this punishment have to happen?

    4. On July 25, the Serbian government answered the ultimatum in a manner unacceptable to Austria-Hungary, which three days later declared war on Serbia. Thus began World War I.

      Austria-Hungary did not take exception to their response and it began World War 1 which was an interesting war.

    5. This document shows double dating, because Serbia was still using the old Julian calendar.

      This is interesting. I always wondered why some of the dates were different then corrected while reading these documents, now I understand that there were different calendars.

    1. Triple Entente consisting of Britain, France, and Russia.

      Alliance between them

    2. The 1914 assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists in Sarajevo sparked yet another war in the Balkans.

      Archduke Ferdinand's assassination was really significant during this time period.

    3. He returned to Europe, partnered with King Leopold II of Belgium, and formed the International Association of the Congo in 1879 to colonize the river basin.

      What was the International Association of the Congo?

    1. These extremist ideologies promised fresh solutions to the problems caused by monarchical corruption and, at the same time, collective dignity and justice unattainable in the “free” republics of the modern world.

      Fascism really seemed to be something that was a turning point when it came to World War 1 and it seemed like something that was going to fix issues

    2. The Great War (1914 — 1919) was the first of two such worldwide conflagrations in the twentieth century, and it proved to be a turning point of such colossal proportions that its full historical significance has yet to be realized.

      World War 1 and World War 2 were very impactful at this time.