MT 9 - World War I (people & events) Flashcards
Archduke Ferdinand
heir to the Austria-Hungarian Empire, assassinated by the Black Hand
Gavrilo Princip
young man of the Black Hand to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand
Emperor William II
leader of Germany to give Austria-Hungary the “Blank Check”
Vladimir Lenin
leader of the Russian Bolsheviks and first communist President of the USSR
Czar Nicholas II
leader of Russia during WWI and last king of Russia
Woodrow Wilson
President of the US during WWI
Vittorio Orlando
Prime Minister of Italy during WWI
Aleksandr Kerensky
temporary leader of Russia after Czar Nicholas II abdicates his throne
Georges Clemenceau
Premier of France during WWI
David Lloyd George
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWI
Grigory Rasputin
Russian Orthodox monk who influenced the Czar’s family during WWI
November 11, 1918
Armistice Day - truce to end fighting
June 28, 1914
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia
June 28, 1919
signing of the Treaty of Versailles - Germany’s admittance of guilt for the war