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288164668Self-determinationthe ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will0
288164669Pan-SlavismA movement to promote the independence of Slav people. Roughly started with the Congress in Prague; supported by Russia. Led to the Russo-Turkish War of 1877.1
288164670Dreadnoughtsenormous battleships that helped fuel the Anglo-German rivalry. Stayed in port.2
288164671Place in the SunThe term Wilhelm coined to express that he wanted Germany to have a higher position in the world3
288164672Triple AllianceAlliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry4
288164673Central PowersCentral Powers: Germany, Italy, Austria Allied Powers: France, Britain, Russia5
288164674Triple EntenteAn alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI.6
288164675Schlieffen PlanGermany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia.7
288164676Plan XVIIFrench plan for war. Rapid attack. Sent armies to Alsace-Lorraine and wanted to engage Germans in combat and drive them back. The way to Berlin would be open while they were doing this.8
288164677Black Handa secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century9
288164678No-man's landTerritory between rival Trenches, very dangerous10
288164679VerdunFrance vs. Germany, France led by Nivelle. Poorly defended, Germans lost, lost 700,000 men11
288164680Sommebattle in World War I (1916)12
288164681Twenty-one Demandslist of demands given to China by Japan in 1915 that, if agreed to, would have made China a protectorate of Japan13
288164682GallipoliA poorly planned and badly executed Allied campaign to capture the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli during 1915 in World War I. Intended to open up a sea lane to the Russians through the Black Sea, the attempt failed with more than 50 percent casualties on both sides.14
288164683Nicholas IIthe last czar of Russia who was forced to abdicate in 1917 by the Russian Revolution15
288164684Joseph CaillauxFormer French Prime Minister who spent two years in jail for suggesting a peace treaty16
288164685Ibn Ali HussainMajor independence leader of the Ottoman Empire17
288164686Vladimir Ilyich LeninHe was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1922, the first de facto leader of the Soviet Union. He was the creator of Leninism, an extension of Marxist theory.18
288164687February Revolutionthe revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 191719
288164688October RevolutionThe 1917 Bolshevik revolt and seizure of power in Russia20
288164689BolsheviksLed by Vladimir Lenin it was the Russian communist party that took over the Russian goverment during WWI21
288164690Peace, Land, and breadlenin's speech and promises to russia citizens22
288164691Treaty of Brest Litovsktreaty between Russia and Germany that would end Russia's involvement in WWI in 1917, Germans gained land.23
288164692LusitaniaSunk in 1915 by a German submarine. 139 American killed. Forced Germany to stop submarine warfare.24
288164693Treaty of Versaillesthe treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans25
288164694Great Easter Rebellionan unsuccessful attempt by the Irish people to overthrow British rule in Ireland. Spurred by the shortage of food caused by the war. 191626
288164695Fourteen Pointswilson's plan for world peace following world war I27
288164696League of Nationsan international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations28
288164697Francis Ferdinand(1863-1914) Heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in Sarajevo set in motion the events that started World War I.29
288164698Gavrilo PrincipAssassinates Ferdinand on June 28th, 191430
288164699Alfred von SchlieffenGerman who concocted the plan of "France for breakfast, Russia for dinner" Schlieffen plan,31
288164700Mustapha KemalTurkish war hero commanded forces in WW1. Formed an elected government and became president. Wanted to modernize the country32
288164701Winston ChurchillBritish statesman and leader during World War II33
288164702T. E. LawrenceBritish colonel fighting in the Middle East, he later became known as Lawrence of Arabia34
288164703Woodrow Wilson28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize35

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