Flashcards: World War I
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HistoryofCrawford on February 12, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 brinkmanship | Going to the edge of war over every international argument. |
| Balkan Crisis | High tensions between ethnic groups in Southeastern Europe brought about war. |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany's plan to attack France through Belgium. |
| Bolsheviks | Russia's Marxist political party that wanted a Communist oligarchy. |
| Vladimir Lenin | Leader of the Bolsheviks - first leader of the U.S.S.R. |
| Soviets | In Russia, political unit that led cities. |
| October Revolution | Russia's Communist revolution. |
| Mensheviks | Believed in land socialism. The more popular and less radical socialist party in Russia. |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Russia's name when they were under Communist control. |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | This agreement removed Russia from World War I. |
| War of Attrition | War fought by trying to wear down the opposing side. |
| Big Four | The leaders of the major countries in Europe at the end of WWI. |
| League of Nations | A group of nations designed to preserve peace following WWI. |
| War Guilt Clause | The section of the Treaty of Versailles that blamed & punished Germany for the war. |