Chapter 17 Vocab Flashcards
Reinsurance treaty
Bismarck secret treaty with Russia
Wilhelm II
Ruler of Germany, who dismissed Bismarck and allowed the reinsurance treaty to expire
Triple Entente
loose confederation between Russia, England, and France prior to World War I
June 28, 1914
Date of the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
Francis Ferdinand
archduke who was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and was assassinated in 1914
Central Powers
alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire during World War I
Allies
Alliance of Russia, Serbia, and France in World War I; alliance of Britain, France, and Poland ( And later the US and the Soviet union )in World War III
Schlieffen Plan
Germany’s two front war strategy during World War I, in which Germany would quickly conquer France, and then fight Russia
Stalemate
War time condition in which two opposing forces have no major gains on either side
Civil Religion
The use of religion to promote the goals of the state
Total War
War, in which all of the countries resources are devoted to destroying the enemy; war in which there are no limits on targets, or the kind of weapons used
Vladimir Lenin
communist leader, who came to power in the Russian revolution and signed a treaty with the Germans, which took Russia out of World War II
Paris Peace Conference
Conference after World War II, where five treaties were formulated, including the treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty between the allies in Germany that contained harsh demand, and blamed Germany for World War I
Bolsheviks
Radical Russian political group, led by Lenin that supported the violent overthrow of the monarchy
Mensheviks
the more moderate russian political group who sought peaceful changes
Joseph Stalin
The second dictator of the Soviet Union; continued, and intensified oppression of religion (1879-1953)
Weimar Republic
German government after World War II; organized at Weimar
Nazi
The national socialist, German workers party led by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Lead the Nazi party and use the political process to gain control of the German government
Benito Mussolini
Formed the fascist Party in Italy, gradually transformed Italy into a dictatorship
Lateran Treaties
Agreements between Mussolini and Vatican City that ended the popes Opposition to Italys Unified government
League of Nations
An organization proposed by Woodrow Wilson, that was supposed to bring about international cooperation
Washington Naval Conference
Meeting of several nations that agreed to limit the number of warships each each could built
