World War One
by CarterKJ
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main causes of ww1
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
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1 | main causes of ww1 |
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
2 | Power Keg of Europe |
Balkans (Balkan Peninsula) South part of europe |
3 | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
Empire in which a dual monarchy was set up in order to bring compromise to a series of different ethnicities. |
4 | Russia |
This kingdom expanded its territory thousands of miles Eastward during the 19th century and also sought to take advantage of a weakened Ottoman Empire. |
5 | Balkens |
Area of Europe that was a microcosm of the causes of World War One in that it was experiencing all four root causes. |
6 | The tiple entente |
Britain, France, Russia |
7 | The triple alliance |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
8 | Franz Ferdinand |
Archduke of Austria Hungary who was assassinated at Sarajevo by a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand; his death was a main cause for World War I |
9 | Gavrilo Princip |
The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand |
10 | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
Emperor of Germany during World War I |
11 | U-boats |
German submarines used in World War I |
12 | Treaty of Versailles |
Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment. |
13 | New countries made after ww1 |
Finland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Hungary |
14 | No Man's Land |
Territory between rival Trenches, very dangerous |
15 | Stalemate |
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible |
16 | centrel powers |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
17 | Allied Powers |
Great Britain, France, Russia |
18 | The big four |
Woodrow Wilson (US president), Georges Clemenceau (french premier), David Lloyd George (british prime minister), Vittorio Orlando (italian prime minister) |
19 | Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles |
1)stripped Germany of all military 2) Germany had to repair war damages($33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manefacture any weapons. |
20 | what country was blamed for ww1 |
Germany |
21 | Nicholas II |
Last tsar of Russia, he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops, but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin. |
22 | Vladimir Lenin |
Leader Russia's Bolshevik movement. |
23 | Communism |
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership |
24 | what effect did the 1917 revolution have on Russias participation in the war |
brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia's traditional monarchy with the world's first Communist state. |
25 | Propaganda |
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. |
26 | Causes of the Russian Revolution |
Long hours, low wages, and bad working conditions |
27 | Czar |
A Russian emperor |
28 | the league of nations |
an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations |