Causes of WWI
Refers to the aggressive building of an army.
Militarism
Year the war began.
1914
Strategy the U.S. was practicing before entering WWI
Isolationism
Year the war ended
1918
Last Tsar of Russia
Nicholas II
Agreement between 2 or more countries to protect each other
Alliances
Members of the Triple Alliance.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy
What passenger ship was sunk by Germany, angering the U.S?
The Lusitania
Signed to end the war
Armistice
Man who manipulated his way into the lives of the Russian Royal Family
Grigori Rasputin
Thinking your country is the best/having pride in your country
Nationalism
Members of the Triple Entente.
Russia, France, and Great Britain
Zimmerman Telegram
Message to Mexico from Germany asking Mexico to attack the U.S if they declared war on Germany
Committee Woodrow Wilson wanted to start after the war
League of Nations
Massive strikes and demonstrations throughout the capital; troops join the riots and protesters
February Revolutions
Created intense rivalry between nations that wanted to gain new lands and raw materials
Imperialism
The Schlieffen Plan.
German military strategy--fight a two front war with France and Russia. Knock out France first (western front), Fight Russia (eastern front)
Putting all national resources to the war effort
Total war
Treaty that was signed; punished Germany
Treaty of Versailles
Founded the Bolshevik Party
Vladimir Lenin
Event that "started" the war.
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Trying to outlast and wear the enemy down--who can afford to lose the most men
War of Attrition
U.S. entrance into the war gave the Allies a _________ boost
moral
Lost the most people during WWI
Russia
Revolution that overturned the rulers that had been put in place after Nicholas II abdicated the throne
October Revolution/Bolshevik Revolution