WW1 + RUSSIAN REVOLUTION Flashcards
Arms Race
Military competition (contest) between countries
Militarism
The glorification war and build-up of arms and their use in relation to other
countries
Alliance
A mutual agreement between two countries in which they promise to protect each
other during war; a pact; a coalition
Nationalism
pride and devotion to one’s country and or culture
Imperialism-
When a strong country dominates a weak country: the social, political and
economic domination of one country over another
Trench Warfare
Type of battle in which troops dig ditches and fight from them
Franz Ferdinand
Name of the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne who was assassinated by a
Serbian nationalist
Allied Powers or Triple Entente
France, Britain and Russia
Central Powers
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy
The Black Hand
Radical nationalist group that called for Bosnian/ Serbian independence from
Austria Hungary
The Balkans
“The powder keg of Europe” area in Europe where tensions were high due to calls
for independence; immediate cause of WWI
Pacifism
Opposition to war promotion of peace over conflict
Propaganda
The spreading of ideas to promote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause
Total War
When all of a nations resources are dedicated to the war effort, both the civilians
and the military populations mobilize to defeat the enemy.
Self-determination
home rule; the idea that the people of the same
ethnicity, language, culture and political ideas should be united and should
have the right to form their own independent nation state
Terrorism
use of violence to create fear for political reasons
The Western front
term used to describe the PLACE where trenches were created by the allies
and central powers to fight.
Stalemate
a tie; when neither side in a war could advance
Non-alignment / Neutral
to not take a side in a conflict, to isolate oneself from world events
The Treaty of Versailles
One sided agreement that ended WWI; it blamed Germany
and broke up Austria Hungary.
The Zimmerman Note
Telegram sent to Mexico urging them to attack the United States
The Lusitania
Ship that was sunk, by German submarines, containing civilians
Pan Slavism
Movement to unite all Slavic peoples
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the Bolsheviks; leader of communist revolution in Russia 1917
