Chapter Six Flashcards
Franco Prussian War
Louis napoleon attempts to stop German unification
France loses the Alscce Lorraine region to Germany
Otto von Bismarck
Unifies Germany and becomes dominant in power
Crimean War
France, Britain, Ottoman empire vs. Russia
Treaty of Paris 1856
Ends Crimean war
Russia keeps Crimea but promises to have no military presence there
Treaty of San Stefano
Grants land to russia
Dual Alliance
alliance between germany and austria
Triple entente
france britain russia
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy
Battle of Somme
deadliest battle in british history
Bloody Sunday
Tsar Nicolas the second is blamed for the massacre of 1000 protestors
Duma
Russian congress created by Tsar Nicolas to appease the people
White Revolution
Tsar nicolas abdicates the throne
Alexander Kerensky
sets up a provisional goverfnment
Red revolution/ Vladimir Lenin
overthrow the provisional government
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Germany gains poland, finland, ukriane