Events in the War
What event is seen as the beginning of WWI?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What is "no man's land" referring to on a battlefield in trench warfare?
The area between the two frontline trenches, usually has barbed wire and explosives scattered around.
1905 - Peaceful protest, went to ask Tsar Nicholas II for reforms for the peasants. Met with much violence
Who was Francis (Franz) Ferdinand?
Archduke of Austria-Hungary, got assassinated at the beginning of WWI
What was the treaty that ended WWI called?
Treaty of Versailles
What does MAIN stand for?
(100 points per word you get right)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the ideology of the revolutionaries in Russia?
Communist
Who was Gavrilo Princip?
Assassin that killed archduke Franz Ferdinand
Italy
What was president Wilson's "14 points" document?
14 things the central powers had to agree to in order to accept peace negotiations
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Ending Russian involvement in WWI, truce with the Central powers
Who was Nicholas II
Tsar of Russia
What was the significance of the boat Lusitania? What did the Germans do to it?
Passenger boat that was sunk by German u-boats
What ethnic group was being systematically oppressed and killed in the Ottoman Empire?
Armenians
What were commissars?
Bolshevik political leader in the "red army", during the revolution
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
US president during the end of WWI
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
Telegram Germany to Mexico, offering Mexico help gaining their territory back from USA if they support Germany in the war.
Name at least one effect that the Treaty of Versailles had on Europe/Germany.
Take full responsibility for the war
Paying back "Reparations"
Loss in territory
Military restrictions and demilitarization
Divided up empires into nations
What was "The Duma"
Legislature put in place by Tsar Nicholas II as a reform, but did not stay in place the way most had hoped.
Who was Lenin?
Communist, revolutionary in Russia