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| 147330284 | Congress of Berlin | presided over by Bismarck, it limited Russian acquisitions, earning Germany Russian resentment because Russia expected German gratitude for having it saved from Napoleon | 0 | |
| 147330285 | Three Emperors' League | created in 1873- linked the monarchs of Austria-Hungary and Russia in an alliance against radical movements | 1 | |
| 147330286 | William II | fired Bismarck, creates social welfare program that helped the poor, wanted to build oversee empire for germany in Africa and Asia, created cheap transportation | 2 | |
| 147330287 | Archduke Ferdinand | Heir to the Austrian throne, whose assassination in 1914 was the spark that started World War I | 3 | |
| 147330288 | Schlieffen Plan | Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat by going through Belgium France and then move east to attack Russia - to avoid war on both fronts | 4 | |
| 147330289 | Italia irredenta | "Unredeemed Italy." The desire to liberate this was a reason for Italian support of the Allies against Austria and Germany during WWI. | 5 | |
| 147330290 | Nicholas II | Last tsar of Russia, he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops, but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin. | 6 | |
| 147330291 | Lenin | founded the Communist Party in Russia and set up the world's first Communist Party dictatorship. He led the October/ Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Communists seized power in Russia. He then ruled the country until his death in 1924., Russian founder of the Bolsheviks | 7 | |
| 147330292 | White Russians | those who opposed revolution in Russia and supported the tsarist regime; anti-Bolshevik forces | 8 | |
| 147330293 | Fourteen Points | the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination,open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations | 9 | |
| 147330295 | Mustafa Kemal | Led the Turkish nationalist overthrow of the Ottoman sultan in 1922 & ran the Greeks out of Turkey. He then became the president of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. To modernized Turkey, he separated Islamic laws from the nation's laws. He modeled the new legal system off of European law and also some U.S. law. Women had more right under his rule. They were allowed to vote and hold public office. He died in 1938 known as Ataturk, "father of the Turks." | 10 | |
| 147330297 | League of Nations | International organization founded in 1919 to promote world peace and cooperation but greatly weakened by the refusal of the United States to join. It proved ineffectual in stopping aggression by Italy, Japan, and Germany in the 1930s. (763) | 11 | |
| 147330299 | War Guilt Cause | clause in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany confessed responsibility for WWI and thus for its entire cost. It created anger and bitterness among Germans and was completely against Wilson's 14 points | 12 | |
| 147330301 | Triple Alliance | Alliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry | 13 | |
| 147330303 | Bismarck | Guided German politics until 1890 when William II dismissed him; anti-imperialist, wanted to avoid a new war that might undo his achievement, & sought to prevent an alliance with France with another European power that would threaten Germany | 14 | |
| 147330305 | Moroccan Crisis | British and French make deal, French accept Brit. rule in Egypt, Brit. support French to dominate Morrocco. Germany don't like alliance, don't accept, call international conference, Algeciras Conference of 1906, brings British+French closer together, Germany gets nothing except no friends except for Austria/Hungary. Anglo-French Entente of 1904 settled all colonial issues | 15 | |
| 147330307 | Triple Entente | An alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI. | 16 | |
| 147330309 | Trench Warfare | Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI. | 17 | |
| 147330311 | Lusitania | American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI & Germans temporarily stop unregulated warfare | 18 | |
| 147330313 | Alexander Kerensky | An agrarian socialist who became prime minister/ leader of provisional government. He refused to confiscate land holdings and felt that continuation of war was most important. | 19 | |
| 147330315 | Bolsheviks | founded by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia during the October Revolution phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and founded the Soviet Union. | 20 | |
| 147330317 | Prince Max of Baden | This new leader of the German government(established on democratic principles) during the Treaty of Versailles asked for peace on the basis of the Fourteen Points. | 21 | |
| 147330319 | Mandates | territories that were legally administered by the League of Nations but were ruled as colonies (Iraq & Palestine - GB/ Syria & Lebanon - French) | 22 | |
| 147330321 | Treaty of Versailles | Created by the leaders victorious allies Nations: France, Britain, US, and signed by Germany to help stop WWI. The treaty 1)stripped Germany of all Army, Navy, Airforce. 2) Germany had to rapair war damages(33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manefacture any weapons. | 23 | |
| 147330323 | Reparations | payment for damages after a war | 24 | |
| 147379697 | Zimmerman Telegram | March 1917. Sent from German Foreign Secretary, addressed to German minister in Mexico City. Mexico should attack the US if US goes to war with Germany (needed that advantage due to Mexico's promixity to the US). In return, Germany would give back Tex, NM, Arizona etc to Mexico. | 25 | |
| 147379698 | Sergei Witte | Helped Alexander III and Nicholas II rule. He was smart, created protective tariffs, high taxes. and planned ecenomic development, and cooperation with France (finance minister) | 26 |
