Alliances
German system of alliances created by Bismarck to prevent French attack and to maintain a balance of power.
Zeppelins
What was the post World War 1 international organization that sought to guarantee international cooperation and achieve peace and security?
Organized massacres in Russia, often targeting Jewish communities
Pogroms
A term for the elimination of weapons or arms, often a goal of international treaties
Pre-World War 1 Agreemtn between Britain, France, and Russia
Triple Entente
What does the term "Unterseeboot" refer to?
A Submarine
Which conference negotiated the peace settlement for WW1?
The Paris Peace Conference
This wing of the Social Democratic Party in Russia advocated for change through peaceful, evolutionary measures.
What was the Capitalistic program introduced to revitalize the economy of the USSR after the Russian Revolution?
New Economic Policy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire during WW1 formed this alliance
The ___________ was a British ocean liner that was sunk by a German submarine in 1915, an event that contributed to public outrage and later U.S.entry into WW1
Lusitania
What was the Treaty signed between Russia and Germany that pulled Russia out of WW1 after the Russian Revolution?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This wing of the Social Democratic Party in Russia advocated for change through violence and was led by Vladimir Lenin
The Bolsheviks
What was the economic policy of Joseph Stalin that increased the socialization of the Russian economy, particularly through collectivization and industrialization?
The Five-Year Plans
The Triple Alliance
What is a military conflict in which a nation mobilizes all its resources, including its entire population and economy, to achieve a complete victory.
Total War
What was Woodrow Wilson's proposed peace plan for after WW1, which included a call for a League of Nations?
14 Points
Bloody Sunday
The ___________________- was the Act of Parliament that declared Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa to be "autonomous communities within the British Empire" and "members of hte British Commonwealth of Nations"
The Statute of Westminster
What is the term for the political unification between Austria and Germany, which was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles but later accomplished by Adolf Hitler?
Anschluss
What was the series of French fortifications along France's border with Germany, designed to prevent a future invasion.
The Maginot Line
What was the clause in the Treaty of Versailles that placed the blame for WW1 squarely on Germany
The War Guilt Clause
What was Stalin's practice of murdering those who might threaten his power, often through show trials and executions?
The Great Purge
The Schlieffen Plan