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810503591powder kegkeg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder0
810503592alliance systemsDefense agreements among nations1
810503593triple allianceAlliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry2
810503594triple ententeAn alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI.3
810503595nationalismlove of country and willingness to sacrifice for it4
810503596militarismpolicy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war5
810503597imperialismA policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.6
810503598assassination of franz ferdinandEvent that sparked WWI7
810503599total warthe channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort8
810503600lustaniagerman sink british ship:1915.....killed american pasengers and germans stopped unrestricted warfare9
810503601reasons for us entry and russian withdrawalRussia: people starving, don't support army, Russian Revolution, had no money, VI Lenin said could fix economy so signed treaty out U.S.: Zimmerman note: note from germany to mexico US got a hand on saying can help win back land10
810503602new weaponrybayonets; flamethrowers; grenades; machine guns; pistols; poison gas; rifles; tanks11
810503603versailles treatyThe compromise after WW1, settled land and freedom disputes. Germany had to take full blame for the war in order for the treaty to pass, among other things. The US Senate rejected it.12
810503604socialismA system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.13
810503605communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership14
810503606proletariata social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages15
810503607bourgeoisiethe social class between the lower and upper classes16
810503608bolsheviksLed by Vladimir Lenin it was the Russian communist party that took over the Russian goverment during WWI17
810503609totalitarianreferring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control18
810503610reds(civil war)Communist Bolsheviks19
810503611soviet unionA Communist nation, consisting of Russia and 14 other states, that existed from 1922 to 1991.20
810503612gulaga Russian prison camp for political prisoners21
810503613What Caused WW11) Surbs wanted independence from Austria-hungary. 2) killed franz ferdinand 3)allied-france, britain and russia, US (1917) Axis- Ottomans, Germany, Austria-Hungary22
810503614Why was WW1 different from other wars?More advanced weaponry Trench warfare Newer tactics for warfare23
810503615Why did russia leave WW1The Russian Revolution had overthrown the monarchy. Russians wanted a democratic government, but then a V.I. Lenin came to power. Russia's new leader pulled Russia out of the war.24
810503616Why did the USA enter ww1German and Britan made them choose which country the USA wanted to support25
810503617What did the versailles treaty do-Set the boundaries of Germany -Created Czechoslavakia out of the former Austria-Hungarian lands -creation of an independent Yugoslavia and Hungary loss of German colonies abroad26
810503618How was russia's government weakened before WW1Many people were trying to start a revolution(bolsheviks,Communist.)27

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