WWI
This was the name of American soldiers
Doughboys
This prompted the start of WWII
Hitler's invasion of Poland
The communist nationalist coalition group from North Vietnam
Viet Minh
What political group was Lenin part of
Bolsheviks
Who was the leader of nationalist party
Franco
These countries are known to be mainly responsible for WWI
Germany and Austria-Hungary
Who were the axis powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
This was the US backed campaign bombing North Vietnam, which failed in demoralizing North Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder
What government came out of the February 1918 revolution
Russian Provisional Government
What was the aim of the nationalist party
To overthrow the country’s democratically elected government
This country used poisonous gas as a weapon, and was also it's greatest manufacturer
Great Britain
Who were the allied powers
G.B., USA, Soviet Union
A US policy put in place by Richard Nixon which handed over more responsibility to South Vietnam, allowing the US to remove themselves from the war
Vietnamization
Why did the Tsar Nicholas II step down
It was what the public wanted
Which foreign powers supported the Republican Party
Soviet Union and International Brigades (composed of volunteers from Europe and North America)
What were the main causes of WWI
alliances between countries, militarism, nationalism, imperialism, secret diplomacy, and internationalism. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Gavrilo Princip in Bosnia is widely accepted as the starting point for World War I.
Treaties signed at the end of WWII
Paris Peace Treaties
South Vietnamese communist political party that heavily utilized guerrilla war tactics
National Liberation Front
Who was the president of the Russian Provisional Government
Alexander Krensky
Which foreign powers supported the Nationalist Party
Italy and Germany
How was trench warfare used in World War I
Allowed soldiers some protection from enemy fire but also hindered troops from readily advancing and thus prolonging the war
The year that the US joined WWII
1941
Guerilla force that supported the North Vietnamese army in fighting South Vietnam and the US in small units
Viet Cong
When did Stalin take over
1924
How did the Spanish Civil War end
On March 28, 1939 the Republicans finally surrendered Madrid