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AP World History- Unit 6 World War I Flashcards

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6129382190Gavrilo PrincipSerbian nationalist who assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand; member of the Black Hand0
6129382191Archduke Franz FerdinandAustro-Hungarian who was assassinated; death sparked World War I1
6129384376Woodrow WilsonU.S. President who wanted "peace without victory"2
6129384377David Lloyd GeorgeGreat Britain leader who was the intermediary at the Paris Peace Conference3
6129388929Georges ClemenceauFrance's leader who wanted Germany to be punished harshly4
6129388957Vittorio OrlandoItalian leader who left the Paris Peace Conference because he did not get what he was promised5
6129388958Ho Chi MinhVietnamese nationalist who wanted to speak with Wilson about the independence of Vietnam from the French; Wilson refused6
6129391481Black HandNationalist organization devoted to ending Austro-Hungarian presence in the Balkans7
6129391482Triple EntenteBritain, France, and Russia8
6129391483Triple AllianceGermany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy9
6129393589Soviet RussiaRussia after the Russian Revolution10
6129393590Big Four/Big ThreeLeaders of the Allies who met at the Paris Peace Conference; Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Vittorio Orlando11
6129395711Soviet UnionSoviet Russia's later name12
6129395712League of NationsSuggested by Woodrow Wilson; U.S. did not join13
6129395713Weimar GovernmentGerman government that had agreed to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles14
6129397502Pan-ArabismIdeology that called for the unification of all lands in North Africa and Southwest Asia15
6129397503ZionistsSupported a Jewish homeland16
6129397504May Fourth MovementDemonstrated Chinese nationalism; resentment for the West because they tried to give Japan Germany's land in China; led them to start to turn to Communism17
6129399684The Great WarName for World War I because no previous war had been so huge18
6129399685MilitarismAggressive military preparedness; celebrates war and the armed forces19
6129399686Secret AlliancesGroups whose members secretly agree to protect and help one another when attacked20
6129403024Central PowersGermany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire21
6129405767Self-DeterminationThe idea that peoples of the same ethnicity, language, culture, and political ideals should be united and should have the right to form and independent nation state22
6129405768StalemateFirst four-years of the war where neither side could defeat the other23
6129405769LusitaniaAmerican ocean liner that Germany sunk24
6129408022Zimmerman TelegramMessage from Germany to Mexico that said if Mexico helped them, they would help Mexico reclaim their old land from America; caused America to join the war25
6129408023Treaty of Brest-LitovskEnded Russia's involvement in the war26
6129410233Total WarMeant that a nation's domestic population was comitted to winning the war27
6129410234PropagandaCommunication meant to influence the attitudes and opinions of a commnity around a particular subject by spreading inaccurate or slanted information28
6129410235Global WarWar that occurs around the world29
6129412199GallipoliArea in the Ottoman Empire where many Allies including Canada, ANZAC, India, Africa, China, Vietnam, and Arabs fought the Ottomans30
6129412200GurkhaSoldiers from India31
6129412201ANZACSpecial corps of troops from Australia and New Zealand32
6129414111Armistice DayDay the Central Powers surrendered to the Allies33
6129414112Paris Peace ConferenceConference to discuss the outcomes of the war34
6129415647Fourteen PointsDocument by Woodrow Wilson that outlined his principles35
6129415648Treaty of VersaillesPeace treaty with Germany36
6129415649ReparationsPayment of money for wrongs committed37
6129417966DecolonizationLetting colonies become independent38
6129417967Mandate SystemThe League of Nations ruled the colonies and territories of the Central Powers39
6129417968Balfour DeclarationIssued by the British government that state Palestine should become a permanent home for the Jews of Europe40
6129419615Poison GasOne of the most insidious weapons of the new style of warfare; soldiers were soon equipped with gas masks; led to permanent lung damage; outlawed after the war41
6129419616Machine GunsIncreased deadly impact of warfare; made it difficult for either side in a battle to gain new territory42
6129419630TanksAllowed armies to move across vast areas of difficult terrain43
6129421838SubmarinesCaused havoc on the shipping lanes of the Atlantic Ocean44
6129421839AirplanesUsed only for observation of enemy lines45
6129421840Trench WarfareTrenches dug where soldiers lived and fought; caused problems to health and caused little progress to be made46
6129423432U-BoatType of submarine Germany used47
6129423433Influenza EpidemicPandemic that spread after war from soldiers returning home48
6129423434PandemicDisease prevalent over a large area or the entire world49
6129425262SovietsGroups of workers or soldiers led by socialists50
6129425263BolsheviksParty of radical socialists that seized power in Russia51
6129425264Lost GenerationThose suffering from the shock of the war52
6129427360GenocideAttempted killing of a group of people based on their race, religion, or ethnicity53
6129427361ArmeniansChristians who were killed in Russia54

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