Cause of WWI; glorification of military and caused an arms race.
What is militarism?
100
Type of warfare caused the war in France to remain in stalemate for four years.
What is trench-warfare?
100
Alliance between Great Britain, France, Russia, and later the US.
Who are the Allies?
100
Central Powers and Allies signed this agreement to stop fighting.
What is armistice?
100
Form of socialism promoted by Karl Marx; class struggle would lead to a classless society where wealth owned by community as a whole.
What is communism?
200
His assassination was the immediate spark of WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
200
These two types of new weapons (guns) caused huge casualites.
What are rapid fire machine guns and long range artillery guns?
200
Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
Who are the Central Powers?
200
Woodrow Wilson's plan for lasting peace after WWI; included freedom of seas, no secret treaties, arms reduction, boundary changes in Europe, and creation of League of Nations.
What are the 14 points?
200
Promoted communism in Russia; was exiled because seen as a threat to monarcy.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
300
A part of nationalism; Germany wanted to unify all nations that shared culture.
What is pan-Germanism?
300
Germans would use these to sink merchant vessels after British blockade was put into effect.
What are submarines or u-boats?
300
The Germans sunk this British passenger ship as a part of unrestricted submarine warfare. It would anger the US.
What is the Lusitania?
300
Ended WWI; created by Great Britain, US, France, and Italy; Germany would take sole responsibility for war, pay damages, and reduce military.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
300
Lenin wanted the the working class or _______________ would overthrow the wealthy.
What is proletariate?
400
Cause of WWI; divided Europe into two major sides before and during the war and pulled countries into conflict.
What is the Alliance system?
400
Germany used these large gas-filled balloons to observe British coast and later bomb Britain.
What are zeppelins?
400
The US favored this policy before 1917; it chose neither side and remained out of the conflict?
What is nuetrality?
400
This world-wide flue outbreak caused millions of deaths; spread because of soldiers traveling from country to country.
What is a pandemic?
400
Group led by Lenin who overthrew the tsar; established communism in Russia.
Who are the Bolsheviks?
500
Cause of WWI; competition for colonies. Countries began to expand their empires and use economic, political, and military force over weaker nations.
What is imperialism?
500
Gas fueled engines allowed the use of these types of weapons.
What are tanks and airplanes?
500
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to invade the US; it was intercepted but angered Americans.
What is the Zimmerman note?
500
This was based on the concept of collective security (group of nations acts to protect all); the US would not join because of policy of isolationism.
What is the League of Nations?
500
Russia signed this agreement with Germany; Russia out of war and Germany would leave them alone; also allowed Lenin to return to Russia.