WWI and Russian Revolution Vocab.
German submarine
u-boat
the most important
the overthrow of the
treaty of the Peace of
provisional
Paris which spelled
government of Russia
out the details of the
by the Reds, with
Allied settlement with
Lenin seizing power
Germany after WWI
Bolshevik Revolution
Treaty of Versailles
heir to the emperor of
Austria-Hungary who
Right of people to
was
German emperor
choose their own form
assassinated by a
during World War I
of government
Serbian nationalist
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Self-determination
Archduke Francis
Ferdinand
leader of the
the conducting of
Bolsheviks who ended
relations between
Russian involvement
Deadlock in which
nations, by their
in WWI
neither side is able to
heads directly, or
and established a
defeat the other
through
communist state in
Stalemate
representatives
Russia
Diplomacy
Vladimir Lenin
act of assembling
and preparing troops
and equipment for
war
Mobilization
policy of building an
empire to extend a
nation’s power and
territory
Imperialism
news and information
intended to influence
people’s feelings
about a cause
Propaganda
compulsory call of
civilians to military
service; the draft
Conscription
a set of final
conditions that must
be accepted to
avoid severe
consequences
Ultimatum
Lenin’s successor who
ruled the Soviet union
from the mid 1920’s
until 1953, establishing
a brutal dictatorship
Joseph Stalin
List of terms for
resolving WWI and
future wars outlined
by American
President Woodrow
Wilson in Jan. 1918
14 Points
pride in one’s own
nation or group and
its traditions; desire for
independence from
outside rule
Nationalism
President of the US
during WWI who
proposed the 14
Points
Woodrow Wilson
Alliance made in 1882
Payment for war
British liner torpedoed
joining Germany, Italy
damages, or damage
by a German
and Austria-Hungary,
caused by
submarine in May
also known as Central
imprisonment
1915
Powers
Lusitania
Reparations
Triple Alliance
national policy based
on military strength
and glorification of
war
Militarism
Policy of supporting
neither side in a war
Neutrality
Agreement to end
fighting in a war
Armistice
Romanov ruler who
was forced to
abdicate during the
March Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II
defense agreements
among nations
Alliance systems
Alliance made in
1893/1904 between
France, Russia, and
Britain
Triple Entente