Chapter 14 Flashcards
neutrality
not taking sides
entente
A non binding agreement or an alliance
Militarism
Glorification of war
Stalemate
Conflict where neither side could win
U boat
German submarine; attacked allied shipping
Zeppelin
German balloons used to attack Britain
Convoy
Supply ships organized to protect themselves from submarines
Total war
Focusing all of a nations resources on war
Conscription
The draft
Propaganda
Spreading ideas in support of a cause
Atrocity
Horrible act against innocents
Armistice
An agreement to end fighting
Pandemic
World wide epidemic
Reparations
Payment for war damages
Radicals
People who want to make extreme changes
Collective security
A group of nations acting to preserve peace for all
Mandate
Territories administered by western powers
Proletariat
Factory, urban workers
Soviet
Council of workers and soldiers
Cheka
Communist secret police
Commissar
Taught communist party principles and loyalty to army units
What were the causes of international tensions in the early 1900s
Imperialism, competition for colonies, alliance system, nationalism
Why were Serbian nationalist angry when Francis Ferdinand of Austria Hungary visited Bosnia
They saw Austrians as oppressive rulers
Why did Russia join in world war one
Russia wanted to protect Serbia
What was the main result of the first battle of the Marne
It ended Germany’s hopes for a quick victory
What countries battled each other on the Eastern front
Germany and Russia
What role did TE Lawrence play in world war one
The war in the middle east
How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade
It used uboats to sink British ships
How did women help in the war effort
They worked in the war effort
What was the immediate result of Russia’s withdrawal from the war
Germany concentrated it’s forces against the Western front
What is that boosted Allied morale in 1917
The US joined the war
What were the 14 points
Wilson’s plan for ending the war and preventing future ones
What nations were known as the big three
France, Britain, US
What were the main provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
Blamed Germany for the war made them pay reparations, league of Nations established
What problem threatened peace in postwar Europe
Many overlapping claims to territory
Why was the league of Nations weakened
US refused to join
Why did the tsar abdicate from Russia
Food shortages and defeat in battle
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
Why did Vladimir Leninn adapt Marxist ideas to Russian conditions
Russia didn’t have a lot of urban workers
Put the following events in chronological order: civil War erupts in Russia, the Bolsheviks gained power, the tsar stepped down, Russia entered world war one
Russia entered world war one, the tsar step down, the Bolsheviks gained power, Civil War erupts in Russia
What was the importance of the new economic policy
It used capitalist principles to save communism
What was the impact of nationalism in Europe in the early 1900s
Austria feared rebellion among its people
Why did Britain enter world war ones
Germany invaded Belgium
Why did a stalemate develop on the Western front during World War One
Due to trench warfare
Why was the ottoman empire such a valuable ally
It controlled Russian supply routes
Why were some colonial subjects eager to participate in world war one
They believed they would gain independence
Why did the US decide to enter world war one
German U-boat attacks on the US merchant ships
ultimatum
a final demand
