WWI
What year did WWI begin?
A) 1885
B) 1912
C) 1914
D) 1941
C
The Central and Allied powers.
What is imperialism?
Expanding a country's power through building colonies, usually through military force
Who was Vladimir Lenin? What did he do?
Lenin was a radical socialist who created the Bolsheviks to overthrow the Russian monarchy.
Who was Russia's ruler during WWI?
Czar Nicholas II
What is the "home front?"
Civilians back at home during the war help support through working factories, rationing, propaganda, draft, etc.
What main 4 countries were in the Allied powers?
Great Britain, Russia, France, Serbia.
What year did the US join WWI? What was the reason?
1917. A German U-boat sank the British passenger ship Lusitania and the US wanted freedom of the seas.
Who were the Bolsheviks? What was their goal?
The Bolsheviks were a revolutionary group with Lenin as their leader. Their goal was to start a Russian revolution to overthrow the government.
What was the treaty called that let Russia exit WWI safely? What did Russia lose in exchange for this?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia gave land to the Central powers
Whose assassination was the "spark" of WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary (heir to Austrian throne)
What 3 main countries were in the Central powers?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
What was Germany's naval strategy?
Submarine warfare/U-boats
USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
What was Stalin's Great Purge?
He eliminated up to 1.2 million people who he thought were rivals to the Communist Party.
What is a "two-front war?"
When the war occurs in 2 different places (Ex. Germany is fighting a two front war because they are fighting Great Britain and France on one side and Russia on the other)
Why were many European countries drawn into WWI after Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
Many European countries had previous alliances that drew them into the war.
They were dealing with a revolution and civil war within their own country, along with struggles in the war
What happens during the March Revolution?
Czar Nicholas steps down and the monarchy ends. A temporary government is put in place.
What effect did Stalin's 5 Year Plan have Soviet industry?
It improved industry and modernized the military.
Germany was going to invade France by going through Belgium, then turn around to fight Russia. Russia mobilized fast and France was hard to beat.
What were the two main reasons that the US joined WWI in 1917?
What was Vladimir Lenin's goal?
To replace the Russian monarchy with a socialist state.
What happens during the Bolshevik/October Revolution?
Lenin's Bolsheviks overthrow the temporary government and put themselves in power.
What was an effect of WWI on Russia? What did they struggle with?
Casualties, economy, manufacturing struggles due to being less industrialized