Unit 13: World War I

Front 1

14 Points

Back 1

Annoucned by President Wilson which included creating new nation-states, in Eastern Europe and the League of nations

Front 2

Alliance Systems

Back 2

Sought to preserve the balance of power in Europe, but dragged many countries into World War I

Front 3

Armenian Genocide

Back 3

Cristians living in the Ottoman empire were persecuted, over 1 million were killed

Front 4

Bolsheviks

Back 4

Political party of the October Revolution

Front 5

Imperialism

Back 5

Political and economic control of one area or country by another

Front 6

League of Nations

Back 6

International organization proposed by Wilson and created b the Treaty of Versailles to promote disarmanent and prevent future wars

Front 7

Militarism

Back 7

Occurs when civilians adopt military values and goals .. become over-reliant on military advisors

Front 8

Nationalism

Back 8

Belief that each nationalit is entitled to its own government and national homeland

Front 9

Russian Revolution

Back 9

Led to communist taking power in Russia. Country was renamed Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Front 10

Technological Innovations

Back 10

Inventions such as the submarine, airplanes, machine guns and poison gas led to higher death tolls in World War I

Front 11

Total War

Back 11

Conflict in which participants mobilize all of its resources for the war effort

Front 12

Treaty of Versailles

Back 12

Agreement between Allied powers and Germany, ending World War I

Front 13

Trench Warfare

Back 13

Style of combat during World War I in which both sides facing machine gun fire, dug ditches to create fortified positions

Front 14

Triple Alliance

Back 14

Alliance made prior to World War I .. Included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Front 15

Triple Entente

Back 15

Alliance made prior to World War I .. Included Russia, Great Britain, and France

Front 16

Woodrow Wilson

Back 16

Proposed 14 point plan, wanted to establish an interanational organization to promote peace