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Chapter 25

TermDefinition
Militarism the belief in building up a nation's military and glorifying military power to promote national interests
Black Hand a Serbian nationalist secret society founded in 1911 that played a pivotal role in sparking World War I
Schlieffen Plan Germany's 1905 military strategy to win a two-front war by first rapidly defeating France through Belgium before Russia could fully mobilize, and then turning to fight Russia (Failed).
Gallipoli a disastrous Allied military operation during World War I (February 1915–January 1916) to capture the Dardanelles strait in modern-day Turkey from the Ottoman Empire
All Quiet on the Western Front a 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque that defines World War I by depicting the brutal, dehumanizing reality of trench warfare from the perspective of a young German soldier
Lusitania a British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915 during World War I, killing 128 Americans
Censorship a structured system used by all participating nations to control the flow of information to protect military secrets, maintain public morale, and suppress dissent
Propaganda the use of media and communication by governments to influence public opinion and mobilize support for the war effort between 1914 and 1918
Nicholas II & Alexandra defined by their autocratic rule and disastrous leadership decisions that exacerbated Russia's military failures and contributed to the 1917 Russian Revolution
February (March) Revolution the first phase of the Russian Revolution in 1917, triggered by World War I's strain on Russia, leading to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the end of the Romanov dynasty
October (November) Revolution a 1917 event in Russia where the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the provisional government to establish a communist state
Bolsheviks a radical socialist faction in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin who advocated for the country's withdrawal from the war
Vladimir Lenin Head of the soviet union
Leon Trotsky role was that of an internationalist and anti-war journalist and activist, who condemned the war as an imperialist conflict and was expelled from various countries for his stance
"Peace, Land, and Bread" a slogan used by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution, a period closely linked to World War I, promising an end to the war, land reform for peasants, and food for the urban poor
Communist Party a political group that advocated for a radical, revolutionary approach to overthrow capitalism, viewing the war as an imperialist conflict caused by capitalism
Civil War happened after the Bolshevik Revolution and was influenced by the events of World War I
League of Nations an international organization created after World War I to prevent future wars through collective security, diplomacy, and cooperation
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