Russian Revolution
This family ruled Russia for 300 years
Who are the Romanovs?
He wrote the Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx?
What is Russia?
This is the area between the two armies in World War I
What is "No Man's Land"?
What is Germany?
He became the leader of the Russian Revolution
Who is Lenin?
In this economic system there is no competition
What is communism?
This person's assassination triggered World War I
Who is the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This style of fighting dominated most of World War I
What is trench warfare?
This treaty ended World War I
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The man called upon by Queen Alexandra to help heal Prince Alexei's hemophilia.
Who is Rasputin?
What does "proletariat" mean?
The working class
These three countries were called the Central Powers or Triple Alliance.
What are Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary?
Name two technologies that changed the war.
He was president of the United States during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This leader pulled Russia out of World War I
Who is Lenin?
Name two disadvantages of capitalism
Competition is unfair and it is wasteful
These are the four MAIN causes of World War I
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
What does "armistice" mean?
The end of fighting (but peace still hasn't been negotiated).
This is the reason the U.S. had the lowest number of casualties.
They joined the war last.
On this day in 1905, Czar Nicholas II's generals ordered troops to open fire on a group of protestors demanding better working/living conditions . Several hundred died and over 1,000 were wounded.
What is Bloody Sunday?
This man is considered the father of capitalism
Who is Adam Smith?
This area of eastern Europe is known as the "powder keg" of Europe
What are the Balkans?
This was General Alfred von Schlieffen's plan
Go through Belgium to quickly defeat France so Germany doesn't have to fight France and Russia at the same time.
Why did some people think the treaty ending World War I was unfair?
Only blamed Germany, made Germany pay too much, took away a lot of German territory.