Chapter 23 Study Guide: World War I – Flashcards
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Trotsky
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leader of the Petrograd soviet and the commisar of war
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Kormisky
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leader of the White Army in the Russian civil war
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Communist leader who overthrew the Provisional Government
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Lenin
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Bolsheviks
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political party in russian revolution that used small groups to overthrow the Provisional government, aka Communists
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Lloyd George
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prime minister of England at the end of WWI
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Woodrow Wilson
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president of the United States at the end of WWI
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Georges Clemenceau
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the premier of France at the end of WWI
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Vittorio Orlando
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prime minister of Italy at the end of WWI
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Emperor William II
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leader in Germany during WWI
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The Western Front was characterized by
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trench warfare a stalemate war of attrition
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name of Germany's two front war plan
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Schlieffen Plan
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trench warfare
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warfare that prevented the front from moving very much
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Black Hand
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1. name of the group who planned the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand 2. terrorist group that wanted Bosnia to be free of Austria-Hungary
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Gavrilo Princip
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he assassinated the Archduke Francis Ferdinanad
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Who signed the Entente Cordial with France?
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Russia
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the main supporter of Germany in WWWI
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Austria-Hungary
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members of the Triple Entente
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France, Great Britain, Russia
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members of the Triple Alliance
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German, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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members of the Central Powers
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
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members of the Allies in WWI
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Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, United States
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What territories did France want to reclaim after WWI?
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Lorraine and Alsace
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total war
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complete mobilization of people and resources in WWI
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mobilization
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aggressive preparation for war
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battle that stopped the Germans' advance towards Paris was
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First Battle of Marne (early in war) Second Battle of Marne (end of war)
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By attacking Austria-Hungary in May _____, Italy betrayed _______ & _________.
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1915 Germany Austria-Hungary
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To end Russia's part in WWI, Lenin signed _______
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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the leader of the bolshevik's was
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Lenin
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type of warfare that caused the U.S. to enter WWI
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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Who was the spokesman for the new world order based on democracy and international cooperation?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Which part of the Treat of Versailles declared Germany was to blame for WWI?
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Article 231, the War Guilt Clause
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After WWI, Britain ruled ______ and _______ countries as ______ for the League of Nations
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Iraq and Palestine mandates
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Britain entered WWI after Germany violated the neutrality of
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Belgium
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Fourteen Points
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President Wilson's peace plan
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two great battle the Germans defeated the Russians in
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Battle of Mausurian Lakes Battle of Tannenberg
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France lost 700,000 men in a few months at the ____________
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Battle of Verdun
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war communism
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Communist government's control of the means of production, banks, and power to centralize the state
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The March Revolution began in the city of ____
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Petrograd
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Nicholas II was forced to step down when he couldn't dissolve the _____
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Duma
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American anger increased after the sinking of the _______
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Lusitania
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conscription
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military draft
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mandate
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nation governed on behalf of the League of Nations
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propaganda
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spreading of ideas to influence public opinion
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planned economies
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government system used to mobilize resources in time of war
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Lawrence of Arabia
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led the Middle East revolts against the Ottoman Empire
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name of the Bolsheviks after the gained power
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Communists
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mobilization
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assembling troops and supplies for war
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self-determination
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right to have one's own nation
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League of Nations
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world organization started after the Paris Peace Conference
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Rasputin
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Siberian peasant who influenced Alexandra
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war of attrition
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type of warfare used to outlast the opponent
