1914–18, also known as the Great War, conflict, chiefly in Europe, among most of the great Western powers. It was the largest war the world had yet seen.

MAIN - Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

WWI Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

WWI Alliance of France, Russia, Great Britain

Overthrow of the Czarist regime in the October Revolution of 1917.

Led by Lenin, a centralized, disciplined party of professional revolutionaries. They dedicated themselves to overthrowing the Czar--the emperor of Russia--and to the establishment of a classless society.

White Army / Red Army

Supporters of the Czar/Revolutionaries who wanted to overthrow the Czar and install a communist government.

People of the WWI era

Vladimir Lenin (Russia), Woodrow Wilson (U.S.), David Lloyd George (Great Britain), Georges Clemenceau (France).

Military innovations in WWI

airplane, trench warfare, submarine, machine gun, poison gas, artillery bombardment, two-front war, barbed wire, hand grenades, tanks.

Combatants/non-combatants

Someone who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict /Civilians who are not taking a direct part in hostilities.

Psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, esp. being under bombardment.

Versailles Peace Treaty

Reparations (Amount Germany must pay to other countries), Guilt-Clause (Germany is solely responsible for WWI), Land Concessions (Germany must give up its colonies, extended empire), Disarmament (Germany must greatly reduce its military).

A war fought from 1939 to 1945, in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan.

TAINTED - Economic Disaster, Treaty of Versailles, Nazism, Italian Fascism, Appeasement, Territorial Ambition

WWII Alliance of Great Britain, US, USSR, France

WWII Alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan

A war fought from 1939 to 1945, in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. Vichy France

A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism.

The National Socialist German Workers' Party, founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler.

People of the WWII era

Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman

The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Weapon of mass destruction dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war with Japan and fuel the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

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WS Unit 5

Era of Global Wars

Question	Answer
World War I	1914–18, also known as the Great War, conflict, chiefly in Europe, among most of the great Western powers. It was the largest war the world had yet seen.
Causes of WWI	MAIN - Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Triple Alliance	WWI Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple Entente	WWI Alliance of France, Russia, Great Britain
Russian Revolution	Overthrow of the Czarist regime in the October Revolution of 1917.
Bolsheviks	Led by Lenin, a centralized, disciplined party of professional revolutionaries. They dedicated themselves to overthrowing the Czar--the emperor of Russia--and to the establishment of a classless society.
White Army / Red Army	Supporters of the Czar/Revolutionaries who wanted to overthrow the Czar and install a communist government.
People of the WWI era	Vladimir Lenin (Russia), Woodrow Wilson (U.S.), David Lloyd George (Great Britain), Georges Clemenceau (France).
Military innovations in WWI	airplane, trench warfare, submarine, machine gun, poison gas, artillery bombardment, two-front war, barbed wire, hand grenades, tanks.
Combatants/non-combatants	Someone who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict /Civilians who are not taking a direct part in hostilities.
Shell shock	Psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, esp. being under bombardment.
Versailles Peace Treaty	Reparations (Amount Germany must pay to other countries), Guilt-Clause (Germany is solely responsible for WWI), Land Concessions (Germany must give up its colonies, extended empire), Disarmament (Germany must greatly reduce its military).
World War II	A war fought from 1939 to 1945, in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Causes of WWII	TAINTED - Economic Disaster, Treaty of Versailles, Nazism, Italian Fascism, Appeasement, Territorial Ambition
Allies	WWII Alliance of Great Britain, US, USSR, France
Axis	WWII Alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan
Weimar Republic	A war fought from 1939 to 1945, in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. Vichy France
Fascist	A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism.
Nazi	The National Socialist German Workers' Party, founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler.
People of the WWII era	Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman
Genocide	The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
Atomic Bomb	Weapon of mass destruction dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war with Japan and fuel the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

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