WWI Flashcards
France, GB, Russia, Serbia (Later U.S.) side during WWI
Triple Entente
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria’s side during WWI
Central Powers
Machine Guns, Howitzers, Chemical Warfare: Mustard and Chlorine Gas, Trench Warfare
Technology Used During WWI
No decisive winner in battle (tie)
Stalemates
-Ended WWI
-Punished Germany
-Made Germany accept full responsibility for starting the war , -They had to pay 33 billion dollars in reparations to the victors, -They had to cede their colonies and demilitarize
Treaty of Versailles
March 1917, military defeats, shortages of fuel, food and housing in Russia sparked this historic event…….Czar Nicolas II was forced to abdicate, or give up his rule when the Russian troops refused to obey his orders.
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
He led the Bolshevik soldiers, sailors, and factory workers in an uprising that overthrew the Russian government.
He gained the support of the people by promising “Peace, Land, and Bread.”
Vladimir Lenin
AKA the communists, they promised to end Russia’s involvement in WWI, give land to the peasants and put an end to food shortages.
Bolsheviks
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Causes of WWI
This style of warfare was used during WWI, troops dug out along the front. Very little ground gained by either side, many soldiers killed.
New inventions used, automatic machine guns, tank, submarines, airplanes, poison gas
Trench Warfare
- Russian people felt that Czar Nicholas II was corrupt
- Tired of fighting in WWI
- The Bolsheviks were communists. Their Leader Vladimir Lenin promised “Peace, Bread, and Land”.
Causes of the Russian Revolution
This organization was created after WWI. It was an organization of nations pledged to defend each other against aggressors.
League of Nations
After WWI - Ottoman Empire and this Empire broke apart
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Russian Civil War
Russian became the world’s FIRST Communist country
Effects of the Russian Revolution
