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27 Cards in this Set
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Vladimir Lenin |
First leader of the Soviet Union |
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Otto von Bismarck |
German chancellor who shaped an ambitious foreign policy |
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Wilhelm 2nd |
German Kaiser during WW1, was the last Kaiser |
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Francis Ferdinand |
Heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, was murdered along with his wife by a member of the Serbian nationalists group |
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Arthur Zimmerman |
A high offician in the German foreign ministry, sent a telegram to gain Mexico as an ally, was intercepted by Americans |
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Woodrow Wilson |
US president during WW1, declared war on Germany April 6, 1917 |
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Bolsheviks |
Soviet party, was radical, won command of Russia, led by Vladimir Lenin |
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Mensheviks |
Soviet party, was moderate, lost control of Soviets to Bolsheviks |
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World Court |
International court of justice, judicial organ of the UN, established under League of Nations |
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League of Nations |
Woodrow Wilson's plan for setting up a world organization to maintain peace |
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Militarism |
Glorification of armed strength |
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Nationalism |
Patriotic feeling towards one's country |
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Imperialism |
Policy of extending a country's power and influence through violence or the military |
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Triple Alliance |
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy |
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Triple Entente |
France, Russia, and Great Britain |
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Central powers |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire |
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Allied Powers |
Great Britain, France, Russia, and their partners |
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Balkan countries |
Greece, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Albania |
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Belgium |
Was punished by the victors and lost Greece |
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Serbia |
Country thought have ultimately caused World War with the death of Francis Ferdinand |
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Gallipoli |
Was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied powers to gain control of a sea route, about 500,000 casualties |
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U-boats |
German underwater boats |
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Propaganda |
The use of selected bits of information, true or false, to stir patriotism |
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Machine gun |
Innovation of World War 1 |
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Red Baron |
Also known as Baron Manfred von Richthofen, most famous fighter pilot with the German air force during World War I and was credited with 80 air combat victories |
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Lusitania |
British passenger liner that had US passengers, was sunk by a German U-Boat, cause the US to join the war |
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Versailles treaty |
Ended World War I, but was in part the cause of World War II because it was very harsh on Germany |
