Vocab quiz for WWI and Russian Rev

Question 1

black hand

Answer 1

a nationalist organization devoted to ending Austro- Hungarian presence in the Balkans

Question 2

triple entente

Answer 2

the alliance between Britan, France, and Russia with a rival, Germany

Question 3

allies

Answer 3

the addition of the us, china, and japan to the triple entente after war

Question 4

triple alliances

Answer 4

the allies rival before the war, composed of germany and austria hungarian (italy stayed neutral and witched to allies later on)

Question 5

soviet russia

Answer 5

new russia made up of soviets

Question 6

league of nations

Answer 6

an organization in which all nations of the world would convene to discuss conflicts openly

Question 7

weimar government

Answer 7

agreed to the terms f treaty of verailles and set the stage for an extreme and militaristic political party (nazi)

Question 8

pan-arabism

Answer 8

an ideology that called for the unification of all lands in the north america and southwest asia

Question 9

zionist

Answer 9

those who supported the idea of jewish homeland

Question 10

may fourth movement

Answer 10

a series of nationalistic demonstrations led by urban intellects and college students in beijing( response to paris p.conference)

Question 11

miltarism

Answer 11

aggressive military prepardnesss, celebrates war and the armed forces

Question 12

secret allliance

Answer 12

groups whose members secretly agree to protest and help one another when attacked

Question 13

central powers

Answer 13

during the outbreak of war, the ottoman empire joined the triple alliances

Question 14

self determination

Answer 14

the ideas that peoples of the same ethnicity, language,culture, and political ideals should be united and should have the right to form an independent nation state

Question 15

stalemate

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neither side could defeat one another easily,no progress

Question 16

lusitiania

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an ocean liner carrying more than 100 american passengers( sunk by german u-boats)

Question 17

zimmerman telegram

Answer 17

german gov’t offered to help mexico reclaim territory it had lost to the u.s. in 1848 if mexico allied with germany in the war

Question 18

treaty of brest-litovsk

Answer 18

treaty signed by russia to germany,

ending russias involvement in WWI

Question 19

total war

Answer 19

a nations domestic population, in addition to its military, was committed to winning the war

Question 20

propoganda

Answer 20

communication meant to influence the attitudes and opinions of a community around a particular subject by spreading inaccurate or slanted information

Question 21

global war

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a literal global war, most of the major combatants in WWI ruled in colonies in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Pacific

Question 22

gallipoli

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a peninsula in north western turkey( a bloody year long campaign took place here with the ANAZAC)

Question 23

ANZAC

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australian and new zealand troop formed a special corps( fought at gallipoli)

Question 24

Armistice day

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u.s. army joined allies and advances over central power made germany surrender

Question 25

paris peace conference

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the big four, didnt include italy and russia. all had different views on how to maintain peace

Question 26

fourteen points

Answer 26

wilson’s ideas for principles that will help maintain peace

Question 27

treaty of versailles

Answer 27

peace treaty with germany, but mostly punishment and blame

Question 28

reparations

Answer 28

payment of money for wrong committed

Question 29

decolonization

Answer 29

“self-determination” and way to independence

Question 30

mandate system

Answer 30

established by the league of nations to rule the colonies and territories of the central powers

Question 31

balfour declaration

Answer 31

stated that palestine should become a permanent home for the jews for europe

Question 32

poison gas

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extremely painful and long lasting, lung damage, international treaties outlawed it

Question 33

machine gas

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more than 500 rounds/min, deadly impact and caused stalemates

Question 34

trench warfare

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dug hundreds of miles of trenched facing one another, soldiers slept, fought, ate for months, diseases

Question 35

tanks

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move across vast areas of difficult terrain

Question 36

submarines

Answer 36

caused havoc on the shipping lanes of atlantic ocean

Question 37

airplanes

Answer 37

carry on observation of enemy lines

Question 38

u-boat

Answer 38

german submarines that attack ships carrying enemy supplies

Question 39

influenza epidemic

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a virulent disease that was another fatal blow that struck the globe at the end of war, small concentrated particular area

Question 40

pandemic

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a disease prevalent over a large area of the entire world

Question 41

soviets

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groups of workers or soldiers led by socialists that promised the russian people reforms such as land redistribution and better opportunities for education

Question 42

bolsheviks

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a party of radical socialists that seized power in russia, promising “peace, land, and bread”

Question 43

lost generation

Answer 43

used to describe a group of Americans expatriate writers living in paris after the war ( shock brought with war)

Question 44

genocide

Answer 44

the attempt killing of a group of people based on their race, religion, or ethnicity