Russian Revolution - Figures
Lenin s ally who organized and led the Bolshevik military takeover of the provisional government headed by Kerensky, in November 1917
Leon Trotsky
The revolution against the Tsarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917.
Russian Revolution
Who were the CENTRAL Powers in WW1?
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
Germany advanced on Belgium on ______
August 4th, 1914
Causes of WW1:
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Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924).
Vladimir Lenin
Austrian heir to the throne; assassination direct trigger of WWI
Austrian heir to the throne; assassination direct trigger of WWI
Who were the ALLIED powers in WW1?
Britain, France, Russia, Italy (and eventually the United States)
Hitlers promises: Land, strong military, hitlers favorite technique was scapegoating, all pure blooded germans, protection.
Rise of Nazism
Russian Czar during WWI; unpopular with Russian people; overthrown in March 1917; executed by Bolsheviks after November Revolution (1917)
Czar Nicholas II
Russian family that came to power in 1613 and ruled for three centuries.
"A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield" (was the primary method of fighting in WW1)
trench warfare
Fighting that occurred primary in the area of Russia
Battle on the Easter Front
Russian peasant monk who was able to influence Russian politics by gaining the confidence of the Czarina
Rasputin
the minority party that opposed the Bolsheviks; wanted peaceful socialism; were disorganized
Mensheviks
Name some of the primary weapons of WW1...
submarine, machine guns, tanks, poison gas, airplanes (poisonous gas was most commonly used)
Treaty particularly known for its harsh reparations towards the Germans after World War I. (created breeding ground for rise of Hitler)
Treaty of Versailles
Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
Joseph Stalin
A party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.
Bolsheviks
Attack (failed --- backfired) plan by Germans, proposed by Schliffen, lightning quick attack against France. Proposed to go through Belgium then attack France, Belgium resisted, other countries took up their aid, long fight, used trench warfare.
Schlieffen Plan
Woodrow Wilson's (US) plan for post-war peace: no secret treaties; freedom of the seas; removal of economic barriers; reduction of arms; adjust colonial claims (soft on germany)
14 Points