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Unit VI- 1900- Present Vocabulary

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World War I
(1914 - 1918) First global war to take place, also known as the "Great War"
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, set in motion the events leading to World War I.
Triple Entente
Also known as the Triple Alliance; A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I.
Central Powers
counteralliance against the Triple Entente, consisting of Germany, Italy, and Austria- Hungary
Total War
A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort
Self-determination
right of people in a region to choose their own political system and leaders.
Propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Armenians in Turkey
especially in WWI, armenians faced assault and major crimes of hate towards them, also known as Armenian Genocide.
Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.
Lenin and the Bolsheviks
Lenin was an Marxist leader who led the Bolshevik Revolution; Bolsheviks were the majority political party, most radical.
Bolshevik Communist State
Federal system of socialist republics; controlled by communists; diminished nationalites.
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