Modern World History chapter 14
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26 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Total War | Putting all of a nation's resources into the war effort |
| Militarism | Glorification of the military |
| Zeppelins | Gas-filled balloons used as bombs |
| 14 Points | Terms issued by Woodrow Wilson to end WWI and to prevent future wars |
| Proletariat | A growing class of factory and railroad workers, miners, and urban wage earners |
| Bolsheviks | Which political group seized complete control of Russia in 1917? |
| Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary | Which nations were members of the Triple Alliance? |
| Lenin | Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in Russia's November Revolution? |
| Dardanelles | A straight connection the Black Sea with the Mediterranean |
| T.E. Lawrence | A British colonel who helped nationalists free their nations from the Ottoman Empire |
| Britain, France, Russia | Who were the members of the Triple Entente |
| United States | Due to cultural ties to Britain and a common governmental tie with France, which nation entered WWI later? |
| Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium | What event directly caused britain to decide to enter WWI? |
| An alliance with Serbia, wanted to protect the Slaviks | Why did Russia enter WWI? |
| They wanted the Dardanelles | Why was the Ottoman Empire considered such a valuble ally to the Central Powers? |
| Punishing Germany (Clemenceau) | The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI and focused on... |
| Prevented quick victory over French through Germany | Why was the Battle of Marne significant? |
| West had stalemates and trenches, East had high casualty rate | What was the main difference between the fighting on the Western and Eastern fronts? |
| People loyal to the tsar during the 3 year long civil war | Who composed the "White" armies of Russia during its 3 year long civil war? |
| Thought it would lead to more democratic gov | During Russia's rev. period, wy did the Allies 1st support overthrowing the Czar? |
| Trench Warfare | Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front |
| Attack by U-Boat | Allies organized their merchant ships into convoys to prevent what? |
| Women got jobs | How did women benefit from WWI? |
| US joined the war | What was the significance of the Zimmerman Note? |
| They wanted independence | Why were some colonists of Euro. nations eager to enter the war? |
| Russia mobilized quicker than Germany thought, the Battle of Marne | Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail? |
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