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Chapter 10
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- 1MilitarismThe belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
- 2ArmisticeIn war, an agreement to stop fighting, either temporarily or permanently.
- 3War of AttritionA conflict where neither side can make any headway; instead, both sides are worn down slowly.
- 4ReparationsMoney to make up for the destruction they had caused.
- 5Kaiser Wilhelm IIEnded Germany’s alliance with Russia. Reversed Bismarck’s policy of not threatening British naval superiority. Began new rivalries with Russia and Britain.
- 6Archduke Franz FerdinandHis assassination was the cause of WWI in 1914. Heir to the Austrian throne. Gavrilo Princip.
Death started a chain reaction that set the alliances of Europe against each other and began WWI. - 7Woodrow WilsonBrought the U.S. into the war in 1917 over the issue of freedom of the seas.
- 8Tsar Nicholas IIRuthlessly suppressed a revolution. Was replaced by a Provisional government, made of representatives of several political parties.
- 9Vladimir LeninThe exiled leader of the Bolshevik party. New Economic Policy (N.E.P.). Joseph Stalin took over as leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death in 1924.
- 10Joseph StalinTook over as leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death in 1924.
- 11Triple AllianceGermany, Austria, and Italy.
- 12Triple EntenteFrance, Britain, and Russia.
- 13German Empire
- 14Austro-Hungarian Empire
- 15Ottoman Empire
- 16Russian Empire
- 17Causes of WWIAlliances
Nationalism
Diplomatic Failures
Imperialism
Militarism - 18Members of T.A.Germany, Austria, and Italy.
- 19Members of T.E.France, Britain, and Russia.
- 20Countries Kaiser made rivalriesRussia and Britain.
- 21Assassination that began the warArchduke Franz Ferdinand
- 22Von Schlieffen PlanHoped to smash through tiny Belgium and defeat France_quickly, then turn east to face the Russian army.
- 23Western FrontThe war that began in 1914, that was long and horrible.
- 24The Eastern FrontThe Russians attacked eastern Germany, forcing the Germans to fight on two fronts at the same time.
- 25Why the U.S. entered WWIOver the issue of freedom of the seas.
- 26New weapons of wars-Tanks
-Aircraft
-Submarines
-Poison Gas
-Long-range artillery
-Machine gun - 27Terms of the Treaty of Versallies–Germany was forced to accept guilt for the war.
–The German military size was limited.
–Germany lost territory, and had to pay reparations. - 28The Fourteenth PointThe creation of a League of Nations.
- 29Empires that ended in WWI–The Ottoman Empire
–The Austro-Hungarian Empire
–The Russian Empire
–The German Empire - 30What colonial leaders demanded after the warIndependence
- 31Causes of Tsar's over throwing–A lack of land for the peasants.
–The Tsar’s extravagant court life.
–The military defeats and high casualties of WWI. - 32Changes made by Bolsheviks–They gave control of the factories to the workers.
–Russian banks were put under state control.
–They confiscated the property of the Orthodox Church. - 33The New Economic Policy (N.E.P)The plan restored some features of capitalism to promote trade and increase production.
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- 10th grade World History FlashCards sobre Chapter 10, criado por Marissa Beaber em 13-11-2019.
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