World War I / Russian Revolution
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Kossuth | A Hungarian patriot, led a revolt in 1848 in an attempt to gain Hungary's independence, elected "responsible governor president", Austria drove out the revolutionaries and he fled to Turkey |
| Joseph I | The common ruler of the Dual Monarchy, title was Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary |
| Bismarck | A skilled chancellor who headed the German Empire and shaped its foreign policy |
| Wilhelm II | Tried to bring the Ottoman Empire into the Triple Alliance, planned to extend German expansion through a railroad |
| Ferdinand | Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, assassinated on June 28, 1914 |
| Princep | Assassinated Franz Ferdinand and Ferdinand's wife |
| Wilson | The US President during World War I |
| Zimmerman | A high official in the German foreign ministry, sent a secret telegram to Mexico |
| Orlando | One of the Big Four, Italian Prime Minister |
| George | One of the Big Four, British Prime Minister |
| Clemenceau | One of the Big Four, French Premier |
| Czar Alexander II | Became czar in 1855, issued the Emancipation Edict which freed all serfs, allowed rural districts to elect zemstvos (councils at the provincial and county levels) |
| Czar Alexander III & Czar Nicholas II | Successors of Czar Alexander II, tried every possible way to stamp out liberalism |
| Bolsheviks | A radical group that gained control of the Soviets |
| Lenin | Leader of the Bolsheviks |
| June 28, 1914 | Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife |
| May 7, 1915 | Sinking of the Lusitania |
| April 6, 1917 | US declaration of war on Germany |
| November 11, 1918 | Armistice with Germany to end the war |
| Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy | What countries made up the Triple Alliance? |
| France, Russia, Britain | What countries made up the Triple Entente? |
| Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria | What countries made up the Central Powers? |
| France, Russia, Britain, Italy, Japan, US | What countries made up the Allied Powers? |
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