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UNIT 6: WW1 + after Flashcards

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capitalism

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an economic system in which the individual is free to manage their wealth and resources

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fascism

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a government that has a strong military, a dictator, and demands loyalty to the state

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nationalism

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the strong division or loyalty to a group of people based on culture, history, etc.

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communism

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a system in which the group makes all decisions together, such as distribution of resources

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conservatism

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a belief that traditional modes (monarchy, aristocracy) are the best, doesn’t like a lot of change

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socialism

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an economic system in which the government controls resources, work, and distribution of wealth

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militarism

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a system in wich a nations fighting forces are considered the most important function of the state

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social darwinism

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a belief that some humans are best suited to rule due to their biological superiority

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Triple Alliance

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Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary

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Triple Entente

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Russia, France and Great Britain (Belgium and Japan)

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MAIN causes

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Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism

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shell shock

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ptsd

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Archduke Ferdinand

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Heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, assassinated by the black hand (Serbian nationalists) which sparked WW1

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Black Hand

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Serbian nationalists

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Why did the Black Hand assassinate Archduke Ferdinand?

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As the hier he was seen to be a threat to Serbian independence.

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blank check

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A German promis of unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary might take to punish Serbia.

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Schlieffen Plan

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Germanys plan to invade Belgium in order to attack and defeat France quickly then turn its forces to Russia.

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Armenian Genocide

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The systematic killing and “deportation” of Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire to eliminate the possibility of Armenians taking independence and land from the Empire.

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Battle of Gallipoli (1915-16)

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Allied troops on Gallipoli peninsula in Ottoman Turkey to take Constantinople and kick the Turks out of the war.

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Battle of Tannenberg (1914)

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Germany beat Russian army

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Battle of Verdun (1916)

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10-month battle yieds 700,000 deaths with little difference in territory

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stalemate

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neither German or France could get each other out of the trenches

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When does the US enter the war?

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1917

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Treaty of Brest

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Russia gives up Poland, Ukraine, Finland, and Baltic provinces

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armistice

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truce between opposing sides

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Woodrow Wilsons 14 points

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League of Nations

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David Lloyd George

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Prime Minister of Great Britian

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George Clemenceau

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Frech leader during the war

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League of Nations

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Peace organization to prevent future wars

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Germanys punishment

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accept blame for starting WW1, demilitarize, give up imperialized territory, and pay $33 billion in reparations

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Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916)

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Arab revolt against Ottomans

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Zionism

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Jews have been f-ed over for years

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Paris Peace Conference

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27 Allies nations meet to finalize peace treaties

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When workers led by radical priest marched to the czars winter palace to make demands and killed and wounded hundreds of people in the process

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Bloody Sunday

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Led by Vladimir Lenin, this group worked to abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two successive revolutions and a bloody civil war.

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Bolshevik Revolution

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Soviet labor camps

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gulags

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emergency government authority

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provisional government

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The army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers demanding socialist reforms and he was forced to give up power.

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Czar Nicholas II

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This man was illiterate and a self proclaimed holy man that struck the liking of the Czarina Alexandra through his “ability” to cure her son of hemophilia.

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Grigori Rasputin

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Premier of the Soviet Union that promoted Marxism/Leninism through the communist international and supported European anti-fascist movements as well as signing a regime with Nazi Germany which resulted in the Soviet invasion of Poland

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Josef Stalin

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Head of the Red army as a people’s representative and naval affairs. He played a vital role in the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War.

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Leon Trotsky

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USSR

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Soviet Union

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