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Flashcards by Marissa Beaber, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Marissa Beaber
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Militarism | The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
| Armistice | In war, an agreement to stop fighting, either temporarily or permanently. |
| War of Attrition | A conflict where neither side can make any headway; instead, both sides are worn down slowly. |
| Reparations | Money to make up for the destruction they had caused. |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | Ended Germany’s alliance with Russia. Reversed Bismarck’s policy of not threatening British naval superiority. Began new rivalries with Russia and Britain. |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | His assassination was the cause of WWI in 1914. Heir to the Austrian throne. Gavrilo Princip. Death started a chain reaction that set the alliances of Europe against each other and began WWI. |
| Woodrow Wilson | Brought the U.S. into the war in 1917 over the issue of freedom of the seas. |
| Tsar Nicholas II | Ruthlessly suppressed a revolution. Was replaced by a Provisional government, made of representatives of several political parties. |
| Vladimir Lenin | The exiled leader of the Bolshevik party. New Economic Policy (N.E.P.). Joseph Stalin took over as leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death in 1924. |
| Joseph Stalin | Took over as leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death in 1924. |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria, and Italy. |
| Triple Entente | France, Britain, and Russia. |
| German Empire | |
| Austro-Hungarian Empire | |
| Ottoman Empire | |
| Russian Empire | |
| Causes of WWI | Alliances Nationalism Diplomatic Failures Imperialism Militarism |
| Members of T.A. | Germany, Austria, and Italy. |
| Members of T.E. | France, Britain, and Russia. |
| Countries Kaiser made rivalries | Russia and Britain. |
| Assassination that began the war | Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Von Schlieffen Plan | Hoped to smash through tiny Belgium and defeat France_quickly, then turn east to face the Russian army. |
| Western Front | The war that began in 1914, that was long and horrible. |
| The Eastern Front | The Russians attacked eastern Germany, forcing the Germans to fight on two fronts at the same time. |
| Why the U.S. entered WWI | Over the issue of freedom of the seas. |
| New weapons of wars | -Tanks -Aircraft -Submarines -Poison Gas -Long-range artillery -Machine gun |
| Terms of the Treaty of Versallies | –Germany was forced to accept guilt for the war. –The German military size was limited. –Germany lost territory, and had to pay reparations. |
| The Fourteenth Point | The creation of a League of Nations. |
| Empires that ended in WWI | –The Ottoman Empire –The Austro-Hungarian Empire –The Russian Empire –The German Empire |
| What colonial leaders demanded after the war | Independence |
| Causes of Tsar's over throwing | –A lack of land for the peasants. –The Tsar’s extravagant court life. –The military defeats and high casualties of WWI. |
| Changes made by Bolsheviks | –They gave control of the factories to the workers. –Russian banks were put under state control. –They confiscated the property of the Orthodox Church. |
| The New Economic Policy (N.E.P) | The plan restored some features of capitalism to promote trade and increase production. |
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