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Chapter 23 - War and Revolutions Flashcards

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261225998Triple AllianceAlliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry
261225999Triple EntenteAn alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI.
261226000Serbiaa historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; supported by Russia in 1914
261226001Archduke Francis Ferdinandheir to the throne of Austria Hungary; assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a bosnian serb.; sparked WWI
261226002BosniaThe country Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife visited when he was assassinated
261226003Gavrilo PrincipThe assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand
261226004Emperor William IIleader of Germany during WWI
261226005Czar Nicholas IIruler of Russia; he was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917; he and his family were killed by the revolution's leadership.
261226006General Alfred von Schieffenhelped draw up the Schlieffen Plan
261226007MarneBattle near paris that ended Germany's hope of swift victory
261226008GallipoliAllies tried to open a Balkan front by landing forces here; southwest of Constantiple
261226009Lawrence of Arabiaurged Arab princes to revolt against their Ottoman overlords
261226010Admiral Holtzendorfadmiral in Germany; assurred the United States Germany would not be a problem in the war
261226011Woodrow Wilson28th President of the United States
261226012Grigory RasputinHe began to influence the czar's wife, Alexendra
261226013AlexandraCzar Nicholas II's wife
261226014PetrogradSt. Petersburg
261226015Aleksandr Kerenskyhead of Russian provisional government after revolution.
261226016BolsheviksA Marxist party known as the Russian Social Democrats and became dedicated to violent revolution
261226017V.I. LeninVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, leader of the Bolsheviks
261226018Ukrainea republic in southeastern Europe
261226019Siberiaa vast Asian region of Russia from which the first serious threat to the communist came from
261226020Uralsa mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea; contains Yekaterinburg
261226021Leon TrotskyRussian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army
261226022Erich Ludendorffguided German military operations
261226024Friedrich Ebertleader of Social Democrats who announced the creation of a democratic republic
261226025David Lloyd GeorgeBritish prime minister during WWI
261226026Georges Clemenceaupremier of France during WWI
261226027AlsaceTaken by the Germans from France
261226028LorraineTaken by the Germans from France
262042062Conscriptiona military draft
262042063Mobilizationthe process of assembling troops and supplies for war
262042064Militaryassociated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians
262042065Complexa conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
262042066Propagandaideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
262042067Trench Warfighting from ditches protected by barbed wire, as in World War I
262042068War of Attritiona war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses, such as World War I
262042069Total Wara war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields
262042070Planned Economieseconomic systems directed by government agencies
262042071Targetsomething or someone marked for attack
262042072Unrestrictedhaving no restrictions
262042073Sovietscouncils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
262042074War Communismin World War I Russia, government control of banks and most industries, the seizing of grain from peasants, and the centralization of state administration under Communist control
262042075Revolutiona sudden, complete change; an overthrow of government
262042076Aidassistance such as money or supplies
262042077Armisticea truce, an agreement to end fighting
262042078Reparationsvast payments
262042079Mandatesnation controlling over other nation
262042080Psychologicalmental; directed toward the will or mind
262042081Cooperationcommon effort

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