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TermDefinition
armistice Agreement signed by leaders of warring nations to stop fighting.
economic sanctions Refusal to trade with an offending nation.
ultimatum Demand in which one party threatens harmful action
propaganda Ideas, facts, or rumors spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause.
genocide Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group.
League of Nations World organization formed after World War I to maintain peace.
Mensheviks Moderate faction of Russia who fought for control during the early 1900s.
Bolsheviks Radical faction of Russia who won over the Mensheviks for control, led by Lenin.
Allied Powers Alliance that included Great Britain, France, Russia, (later, the Soviet Union), the United States, and other countries during the World War I and II.
Central Powers World War I alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
Causes of WW1 Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Weapons of WW1 Artillery, machine guns, aircraft, mortars, mines, gas, tanks
What happened to Russia during WW1 Revolution that led to a coup d'état, leading to Russia's withdrawal in 1917
Who was blamed for the war Germany
What triggered/sparked the war The assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914
What caused the U.S. involvement The bombing of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
Russian Revolution Period of political and social revolution, Russia adopted socialist form of government that later became communism
League of Nations - What is it International organization with the purpose of maintaining peace, formed to prevent a repeat of WW1, but failed due to economic depression and renewed nationalism.
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