World War I Flashcards
agreement to end fighting
armistice
ideology based on Marx and Lenin
communism
a set of final conditions that must be met
ultimatum
system of agreements between nations that led to war
alliance system
a temporary government
provisional
councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
soviets
complete mobilization of resources and people
total warfare
territory administered (ruled) by another country
mandate
situation where each side tries to wear down the other with constant attacks
war of attrition
aggressive preparation for war
militarism
government system for mobilizing European resources during World War I
planned economy
friendly relationship between France, Britain and Russia in 1907
entente
payments for damages
reparations
military draft
conscription
ditch
trench
ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
propaganda
preparing military troops and equipment for war
mobilization
name of treaty that ended World War I
Treaty of Versailles
who had to pay war reparations after the war
Germany
clause in Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany
War Guilt Clause 231
Woodrow Wilson’s plan to create an alliance between countries
League of Nations
three German lands given to France after World War I
Saar(land), Alsace, Lorraine
land between France and Germany that was demilitarized after World War I
Rhineland
what Germany lost to Poland after World War I
land with sea access
British prime minister after World War I
David Lloyd George
French leader after World War I
Clemenceau
US president after World War I
Woodrow Wilson
