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Vocab 7.5 WW1 & Russ
Vocab 7.5 - WH2 - World War 1 & Russian Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | Glorifying war & preparing for it |
| Triple Alliance | Military agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | Emperor of Germany during WWI |
| Triple Entente | Military agreement among Britain, France & Russia |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany's plan for winning the war on two fronts |
| Allies | Great Britain, France, Russia & other nations who fought on their side |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, & other nations who fought on their side |
| Western Front | Region of northern France where much fighting took place |
| Eastern Front | Region along German-Russian border where much fighting took place |
| Unrestricted Submarine Warfare | Using submarines to sink any ship without warning |
| Total War | War in which countries use all their resources for the war |
| Propaganda | One-sided information designed to persuade |
| Woodrow Wilson | President who proposed the 14 points & represented the United States at Versailles |
| Self Determination | Allowing people to decide for themselves about what kind of government they want |
| Treaty of Versailles | Agreement at the end of WWI between Germany & Allied powers |
| League of Nations | International group with the goal of keeping peace among nations |
| Proletariat | The workers |
| Bolsheviks | Group of revolutionaries led by Lenin |
| Vladimir Lenin | Leader of the Bolsheviks and first ruler of the Soviet Union |
| Czar Nicholas II | Last absolute monarch of Russia |
| Communist Party | Political party practicing the ideas of Karl Marx & Lenin |
| Joseph Stalin | Revolutionary leader who took control of the communist party after Lenin died |
| Totalitarianism | Government that has total control over people's lives |
| Great Purge | Arrest, exile or killing of thousands of suspected enemies of the Communist party |