Czars
czar of Russia at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
Nicholas II
Time frame of World War I (in years)
1914-1918
era when Germany became a strong industrial and military power
1871-1890 Era of Bismark
This is when Lenin established Communist state in Russia
Bolshevik Revolution (October- November 1917)
Month and Year US Congress declares war on Germany
April 1917
czar who blamed the Jews for his father's assassination and subjected them to periodic, organized massacres
Alexander III
his assassination by a Serbian revolutionist sparked World War I
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
the man who led Prussia in the unification of Germany
Otto von Bismarck
built by Peter the Great to serve as his "window to the west"
St. Petersburg
French Marshal who led the Allied forces
Ferdinand Foch
czar who set up the Russian secret police to control press, the universities, and many other aspects of Russian life
Nicholas I
led Arab revolts against Turkish rule in the Arabian Peninsula
Colonel T. E. Lawrence
began a program to build a naval fleet to rival the British navy
Wilhelm II
the first true national leader of a united Russia
Ivan III
the philosphy of religious liberalism that began in Germany in the late 19th century
modernism
France, England, and Russia alliance
Triple Entente
supreme commander of all Central Powers forces
Paul von Hindenberg
the treaty that forced Germany to admit full responsibility for the war
Treaty of Versailles
Lenin's secret police organization; set up the world's first concentration and slave labor camps
Cheka
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were called this
Triple Alliance
Marx callled the working class this
Proletariat
4 important battles of the Western Front
Marne, Ypres, Verdun, Somme
king of Prussia that was declared Kaiser of a united Germany
Wilhelm I
Ivan IV who created the serfs, a new class of people in Russia; established Russian fuedalism
Ivan the Terrible
The economic system based on private ownership and control of business and industry
Capitalism