Questions 1
This alliance during WW1 included the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy
Allied Powers
This intercepted note offered Mexico Land (Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico) if Mexico joined the war against the United States
Zimmerman Telegram
This was the agreement between the Allies and Central Powers that ended WW1 fighting. It began at 11/11/1918 at 11:11 am
Armstice, 1918
This was a major alliance at the 'center' of Europe during WW1, made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire
Britain's naval strategy to starve Germany of needed supplies
blockade
The alliance was made by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years before WW1
Triple Alliance
This country dropped out of the war in 1917 to have a communist revolution; Had a large, poorly trained army that ran short of supplies during WW1; Forced Germany into a two-front war for much of WW1 by diverting troops from the western front
Russia
Black Hand
This intergovernmental organization was the only one of Wilson's 14 points to make it into the Treaty of Versailles. It did not work effectively to prevent WWII. One weakness that the US never joined
League of Nations
Weapon responsible for many of the deaths during WW1; Led to the stalemate on the Western Front and the creation of trenches
machine gun
Minority groups wanting an end to discrimination, workers that wanted better working conditions, peasants that wanted to own land and improve their standard of living, liberals who wanted more democracy
Groups discontent in Russian society before the Russian Revolution
Countries created from land that once belonged to Austria-Hungary
Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland
This is the plan for post-World War 1 outlined by president Wilson in 1918. The plan provided a framework for lasting peace
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Founded the Communist Party in Russia and set up the world's first Communist Party dictatorship. He led the October Revolution of 1917, in which the Communists seized power in Russia. He then ruled the country until his death in 1924
Lenin
German U-boats sand this British passenger ship in 1915. The event turned American opinion against Germany
Lusitania
British officer who urged Arab nationalists to revolt against Ottoman control
Lawrence of Arabia
Self-proclaimed holy man who claimed to heal the sick and have the gift of prophecy. His feared influence of Tsarina Alexandra caused nobles to murder him
Rasputin
Big four at the Paris Peace Conference
US, France, Britain, Italy
Countries created from land that belonged to Russia
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
This event brought Britain into the war; Increased anti-German sentiment due to atrocities committed against Belgian civilians
German invasion of Belgium
Slavic Region of intense nationalism and imperial domination in mountains of south?eastern Europe - spark to set off powder keg of Europe
Balkan Region
Began with a women's march for bread and peace that turned into widespread revolt; Protesters and soldiers overthrew Czar Nicholas II, and set up the Provisional government
March Revolution 1917
Large numbers of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war. New jobs were also created as part of the war effort, for example munitions factories
women's role in WW1
Austria's response to the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austrian ultimatum to Serbia
A policy that the Germans announced on January 1917 which stated that their submarines would sink any ship in the British water. Resulted in entry of the US into WW1
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare