test 9 (nine weeks exam) Flashcards
two sides of the Russian civil war
red and white russians
where was the boer war fought?
south Africa
most famous monarch of the glorious revolution
William III
president of U.S during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
only country not in the league of nations
United States of America
american ace
rickenbacker
leader of conservatives
Benjamin disraeli
most famous naval battle of WWI
jutland
most capable Romanov
peter the great
leader of the French reign of terror
robespierre
failed attempt to sneak into Germany through the “back door”
gallipoli campaign (the largest british offensive in the east)
who withdrew Russia from the continental system
Czar Alexander I
battle to protect the fortress city
battle of Verdun
the French driving the Germans across the marne river
miracle on marne
woodrow Wilson’s famous speech
14 points
why America is know as being great
capitalism
the british attack on the Germans at the somme river
somme offensive
lenin’s secret police
Cheka
love of mankind
philanthropy
what did marx think cause all conflict
class struggle
Liberator who was impacting Russia before he was assassinated
czar Alexander II
Russian leader known for his cruelty that started feudalism in Russia
Ivan the terrible
Russian leader during the Crimean War
Nicholas I
what happened after the Napoleonic wars
congress of vienna
invented the seed drill
Jethro Tull
revolt in India where the natives fought the East India Company
sepoy rebellion
who was the first to instill communism into a country
Vladimir lenin (Marx created communism)
German letter that was to Mexico but was intercepted
Zimmerman note
giant of the oil industry
rockefeller
first affordable automobile
Henry Ford
the “sun King”
Louis XIV
leader of Russia after Lenin
Joseph stalin
greatest inventor of all time
Thomas Edison
steel industry giant
carnegie
luxury liner with American passengers that was sunk by German submarines
Lusitania
fortress stormed by the French as a part of their revolution that was significant
Bastille
nickname for American soldiers
doughboys
central powers
germany, Italy, austria hungary
reasons for British expansion
gold, God, glory
treaty Russia signed to get out of WW1
Brest- litovsk
first permanent English settlement
Jamestown
less revolutionary side of the Russians that did not support Lenin
mensheviks
KJV
1611
French ruler that came after the revolution and was seen as a hero for a while, conquered much land but failed to capture Russia
napoleon
united Germany
Otto von Bismarck
Russian leader who led during the Russian revolution until he was killed with his entire family
Nicholas II
invented mechanical reaper
Cyrus mcCormick
French protestants
huguenot
when was the french revolution
1789
what was Karl marx’s name fro the poor
proletariat
napoleons final defeat
battle of waterloo
Karl marx’s name for the rich
bourgeoisie
U.S.S.R.
union of Soviet socialist republics
what was the treaty after WW1
treaty of versailles
triple entente
Russia, France, England
when America joined WW1
1917
socialism but bloody and violent
communism
“conquered” yellow fever
Dr. Carlos Finlay
original people in Russia
Slavs
created nursing
Florence nightingale
king during the french revolution
Louis XVI (16th)
most famous African explorer
David Livingstone
November 11
armistice day; veterans day
ruler who said “I will be good”
queen victoria
whos assassination started WW1
archduke Francis Ferdinand
British soldiers in WW1
Tommies
1st German king of united germany
Wilhelm I
British monarch during the American revolution
George 3rd
boat sank in 1912
titanic
most famous naval hero of Britain
Lord Horatio nelson
1st permanent French colony in the new world
quebec
