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ch. 26 terms W.S
Question | Answer |
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an alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the late 1800s. | Triple Alliance |
an alliance between France, Russia, and Great Britain in the late 1800s | Triple Entente |
decided to visit the Bosnian city of Sarajevo. | Franz Ferdinand |
opened fire with his pistol, killing the archduke and the archduke's wife, Sophie | Gavrilo Princip |
in a war, not aiding either side | neutral |
the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire during World War I. | Central powers |
the alliance formed between Britain, France, Russia during World War I | Allied Powers |
during World War I, i the deadlocked region in northern France where German and Allied armies | Western Front |
a form of combat. | trench warfare |
information such as poster and pamphlets created by government in order to influence public opinion. | propaganda |
the longest battle of World War I | Battle of Verdun |
failed attempt by the Allies in World War I to take control of the Dardanelles. | Gallipoli Campaign |
the killing of an entire people. | genocide |
a war that requires the use of all a society's resources. | total war |
Marxists Whose Goal was the seize state power and Establish a dictatorship of the proletariat. | Bolsheviks |
a self-proclaimed holy man and healer whom many Russian viewed as corrupt and immoral | Grigory Rasputin |
the political and and economic philosophy of the Bolsheviks, expounded by Vladimir Lenin. | Marxism-Leninism |
a top Bolshevik official, to negotiate for peace with the Central Powers | Leon Trotsky |
Lenin's plan, started in 1921, to allow limited capitalism, especially among farmer, in order to restore the Soviet economy. | New Economic Policy |
who did not want to become involved in the huge conflict | Woodrow Wilson |
submarines used by Germans in World War I and II | U-boats |
a telegram sent to a German official. | Zimmermann Notes |
an agreement to cease fighting, usually in a war. | armistice |
president Woodrow Wilson's plan for organizing post | Fourteen Points |
treaty ending World War I | Treaty of Versailles |
an international body of nations formed after World War I to prevent future wars. | League of Nations |
territories once part of the Ottoman Empire that the League of Nations gave to other European power to rule after World War I. | mandates |
a statement issued by the British foreign secretary in Palestine. | Balfour Declaration |