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149147542Francis FerdinandAustria-Hungary's archduke, assasination led to WWI0
149147543Total Warwhen a country devotes all of its resources and popuation to war1
149147544Self-Determinationthe idea that people with same ethnic origins have the right to form their own independent countries2
149147545Pan-Slavismidea that all slavs should support one another3
149147546Dreadnoughtsnew British battleships, lead to arms race betw GB and Germany4
149147547Triple Ententedefensive alliance betb France, GB, and Russia5
149147548Schlieffen PlanGeneral Schlieffen's plann to fight two-front war against France and Russia, failed6
149147549War of Attritiontype of war, aim to kill as many opposing soldiers as possible7
149147550Home Frontcivilian effort towards total war, recycling, rationing, morale, and efficient farming8
149147551TNT Poisoningmedical conditioning many women working in munitions factories developed9
149147552Twenty-one Demandslist of Japanese demands to China after WWI10
149147553Gallipolithe peninsula battle where Turkish troops held off the advance of the Australian and New Zealand forces, perventing Allies from bringing supplies to Russia.11
149147554Nicholas IIthe last Russian Tsar, abdicated and later murdered12
149147555sovietsoriginally local councils in Russia, later became major part of political structure in USSR13
149147556Vladimir Leninmarxist leader, founded Bolshevik party, led communist reolution14
149147557Treaty of Brest-Litovsktreaty that ended hostilities betw Russia and Germany. Germany awarded substantial amount of territory.15
149147558LusitaniaBritish ship sunk by German u-boat, incerased US hostility towards German gvt16
149147559Treaty of Versaillesthe diplomatic agreement that formally ended the war betw the Allies and Germany. Germany got owned17
149147560League of NationsInternational organization created to keep world peace post WWI. Little power to inforce politics18
149147561Mandate Systemsystem to devide German and Ottoman territories outside of Europe. Allowed fronce and GB to expand their colonial empires19
149147562lost generationgeneration of young people coming of age during and shortly after WWI20
149147563Oswald Spenglerauthor of The Decline of the West. Claimed civilization and culture have the same cycle of growth and decay as humans21
149147564Jose Ortega y Gassetspanish philosopher, worte and essay titled The Revolt of the Masses, attacking democratic gvt22
149147565The Uncertainty PrincipleWerner Heisenberg's theory stating observation of a physical phenomenon interferes w/ natural behavior of phenomenon being23
149147566Sigmund FreudAustrian physician, founder of psychoanalysis.24
149147567Paul Gauginpost impressionalist pinter, fled europe for central america and Tahiti, blended non westenr ideas with western ideas25
149147568Cubismpainting style popularized by Picasso and Braque, all forms reduced to geometric shapes. Rejection of realism26
149147569Bauhauscommunity of archetects, designers, and pointers to create a style of building and design unique to 20th century27
149147570John Maynard Keyneseconomist, urged gvts to be active in economy. His theories led to development of gvt funded public works projects28
149147571Red Terrorlenin's policy, crush all opposition. 200,000 killed in this campaign29
149147572War Communismprovoked by civil war in russia. Soldiers could take anything from anyone if it was deemed useful or necessary in the effort to defeat the wite forces in the Russian civil war30
149147573New Economic PlanLenin's plan, temporarily restored russian econ in 1920's, let people sell goods in free markets31
149147574socialism in one countrystalin's attitude for role of USSR in spereading communism in 1920's. make communism a success in USSR before promoting in other parts of the world (please secure your oxygen mask before assisting others)32
149147575five-year planss NEP with complete gvt control of economy. Enabled USSR to develop econ strength in many areas33
149147576collectivizationstalin's economic program to increase agricultural production in 1920's &30's. Private ownership of farmland abolished, giant gvt farms set up34
149147577kulakswealthy pesant farmers whose land Stalin's collectivization took away.35
149147578Great Purgeanyone accused of opposing stalin either killed or imprisoned in a gulag. Enabled stalin to eliminate any percieved rivals36
149147579facismpolitical system with a dictator. First developed in italy under Musolini, and hitler later in germany. Both opposed the spread of communism37
149147580Nuremburg Lawslegislation passed in germany soon after hitler came to power. Stripped german jews of citizenship and outlawed mairrage/sex betw German Jews and other Germans (harry potter much?)38
149147581Kristallnachtnight when nazis organized destruction of synagogues and stores owned by jews. Over 100 jews murdered, caused many jews to flee Germany,39

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