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AP World History

Valhalla High School Bentley AP World Ch. 34

TermDefinitionSignificanceTime PeriodChapterRegion
February Revolution Russian uprising in 1917 against shortages and the mounting toll of World War I. Nicholas II abdicated the thrown, and a provisional government was established. Abolished the Tsar system in Russia. 1917 34 Russia
Gallipoli World War I battle in which the British lead a disastrous attack on the Ottomans; the number of Allied casualties weakens loyalty between Britain and Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Weakened Allied ties, caused heavey damages to Ottomans World War I 34 Ottoman Turkey
Home Front Term made popular in World War I and World War II for the civilian "front" that was symbolic of the greater demands of total war. Encouraged civilians to participate, unified people, encouraged total war. World Wars I and II 34 All sides
Imperialism Term associated with the expansion of European powers and their conquest and colonization of African and Asian societies, mainly from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Ended after World War I 16th - 19th centuries 34 Western Powers controlling Africa and South America
Luisitania British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war. Led to the American involvement in World War I 1914 34 Britain and America
The Black Hand Pre-World War I secret Serbian society; one of its members, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand and provided the spark for the outbreak of the Great War. This provided the begining of the Great War. 1918 34 Sarajevo
Bolshevik Russian communist party headed by Lenin. This was the party that overthrew the tsar of Russia 1917 34 Russia
Central Powers World War I term for the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman empire. These alliances were significant because they gave the power to choose between nations. 1914 34 Europe
Communism Philosophy and movement that began in middle of the nineteenth century with the work of Karl Marx; it has the same general goals as socialism, but it includes the belief that violent revolution is necessary to destroy the bourgeois world This was a philosphy that was important because all people couuld have an equal say in what they did for a living and proceeds of labor woud be shared, the poor and rich would be equal Middle of 19th century 34 Russia
Dreadnoughts A class of British battleships whose heavy armaments made all other battleships obsolete overnight. This was significant because they overpowered all battleships. 1917 34 Made in Britain
Propaganda The editing and falsification of any media, but especially news, by an entity to serve a certain purpose. The belligerent nations of WWI extensively used propaganda to dehumanize enemies and promote nationalism 1914-1918 34 all nations participating in WWI
Lenin Russian leader of the Bolshevik Party and promoter of Marxism. Fought to promote communism in Russia, participated in both the February and October Revolutions 1870-1924 34 Russia
Submarine Warfare The use of subaquatic ships in marine warfare A style of combat that was paticularly effective against Allied merchant ships, used primarly by the Germans. 1914-1918 34 Atlantic Ocean
Lusitania The British passenger liner carrying amunition that was sunk by a German passenger liner Although considered a legitimate target by international law, because it carried American citizens, began a series of events that entered America into WWI. 1915 34 Irish Coast
The Paris Settlement The post-war meeting of WWI belligerents excluding the central powers. Largely innefective and was dominated by the U.S, France and England. It was during this meeting that the infamous Treaty of Verailles was formulated. 1919 34 Paris, France
Self-determinism Belief popular in World War I and after that every person should have the right to determine their own political destiny. Often cited but ignored by the Great Powers World War I 34 Europe
Soviets Russian elected councils that originated as strike committees during the 1905 St. Petersburg disorders; they represented a form of local self-government that went on to become the primary unit of government in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The term was also used during the cold war to designate the Soviet Union. 1905 34 Russia
St. Petersburg New capital built by Peter the Great in 1703. Known as the "window on the west," the city served as headquarters for the navy and government. St. Petersburg is often argued to have the image of being the most Western European styled city of Russia. 1703 34 Russia
Treaty of Versailles Denied Germans a navy and air force and limited the size of the German army to 100,000 troops. Ended World War I. 1919 34 France
League of Nations First permanent international security organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. The onset of the Second World War suggested that the League had failed in its primary purpose. 1919–1920 34 Paris
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