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World War I

Terms in this set (22)

Vladimir Lenin
Who was the leader of the Boshevik Revolution in Russia?
entente
An understanding among nations
Modern day Turkey
After WWI, the only area left to the Ottomans is modern day
propaganda
Government controlled information used to shape people's opinions is called
fear of fighting foreign wars
Why the US did NOT join the League of Nations
reparations
Damages paid by Germany to the Allies
plan for peace and to form a League of Nations
Wilson's Fourteen Points
armistice
A cease-fire
Argonne Forest
WWI battle that was the turning point for the Allies
mandate
The League of Nations governed territories, but allowed a member nation to run the territory.
Join the League of Nations
The reason the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles
Triple Entente
Britain, France and Russia in WWI
United States
Their arrival stopped the advance of Germany in WWI
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary in WWI
Germany's attempt to make an alliance with Mexico
The reason the U.S. entered WWI after Germany
militarism
A fascination with war and the military
Eurpoean citizens
Were important to winning WWI
conscription
A nation's requirement that citizens serve in the military is called
trenches
Most of the fighting in World War I took place in
Luistania
The British passenger ship sunk by a German submarine
alliances
One of the causes of WWI
Franz Ferdinand
The Austria-Hungary heir to the throne; his assassination started WWI
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