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Alsace-Lorraine

The territory that was taken by Germany from France in the Franco-Prussian war and caused tension between the two nations.

This was a motivation for France to get involved and they dos get it back by the end of WW1.

Schlieffen Plan

The German plan to invade France by way of Belgium to eliminated them as a threat to Germany while they fought Russia.

This plan failed when England got involved because Germany failed to comply with Belgian neutrality.

Consceiption

This was when governments forcefully drafted all able bodied men to go fight into war.

This was an aspect of total war which resulted in major losses and effected even men who were not fit for war.

Mobilization

This was a government's concept that they need to move their army and troops before the opposing country did in order to have the advantage.

This was a major cause of the Great War because every nation fly they had to act before they're enemy did and eventually every nation participate in the war.

Relationship between the Black Hands and Serbia

The Black hands was a secret organization who's goal was to make Serbia independent of Austria-Hungary. They were the group who instigated the war between Serbia and Austria.

When the Austrian Francis Ferdinand was murdered in Serbia by the black hands, Russia felt a need to support their fellow Slavs and attacked Austria on behalf of Serbia.

Blank Check

The blank check was Germany agreeing to back up Austria in the war under whatever circumstances.

I'm doing this Germany allied with Austria against Russia, France, and England. This motivated other nations to stop Germany from becoming too powerful.

Czar Nicholas II

Czar Nicholas was the one who involved Russia in the Great War as a way of supporting Serbia. He also was the one who was unable to manage unrest within Russia.aused the war to

He was the czar who fell at the hands on the socialists and communists in Russia and causes the fall of the Russian throne.

Trench warfare

This was when soldiers in WW1 used trenches as a technique to fighting the war. This was unfortunately very unsuccessful because it caused the war to extend longer than it should've.

Trench warfare caused a lot losses for everyone involved and caused severe psychological damage to those who survived.

Propaganda

This was media used to convince the general public that the war effort was for a good cause and that it was going much better that it was in reality.

This was a technique used to motivated people to participate in the war effort and really did have an impact.

Bolsheviks

This was the Russia communist group that took advantage of Russia's weakness in the war and created a totalitarian communist nation.

This was the end of Russia involvement in the war and caused them to end the Russian throne.

Vladimir Putin

The leader of the Bolsheviks and the communist movement in Russia. He motivated the proletariat to rebel and was eventually successful.

He created the first communist state that would eventually spread communism to the rest of Europe.

The Bolshevik revolution

After much preparation, the Bolshevik group took control of the Russian government and overthrew the Duma and took over. The communist nation was now established.

This is what finalized Russia as a communist nation.

Russian Civil war

This was a war between the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks to take control in Russia. Mensheviks were social democrats while the Bolsheviks were radical communists.

The Bolsheviks were successful and were able to maintain their power as leaders of communist Russia.

Self-Determination

This was a concept created in the Paris peace conference as a way of maintaining peace. This gave independence to all the nations in the Balkans like Yugoslavia.

This created issues when there were several nations with many ethnicities within it who all waned to have to have their own nations.

Woodrow Wilton's 14 points

These were a list of 14 statements released by Wilson to maintain the peace in Europe after WW1.

His 14 points included self-determinations and also collective security within the European continent.

The Big 4

These were the main 4 nations that made all the decisions in the Paris peace conference. They were England, France, USA, and Italy.

Although it took into account all European nations, including Russia and Germany, there was only those 4 making decisions.