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Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
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neutrality

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not taking sides

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entente

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A non binding agreement or an alliance

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3
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Militarism

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Glorification of war

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4
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Stalemate

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Conflict where neither side could win

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5
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U boat

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German submarine; attacked allied shipping

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Zeppelin

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German balloons used to attack Britain

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Convoy

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Supply ships organized to protect themselves from submarines

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Total war

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Focusing all of a nations resources on war

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Conscription

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The draft

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Propaganda

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Spreading ideas in support of a cause

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Atrocity

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Horrible act against innocents

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12
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Armistice

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An agreement to end fighting

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13
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Pandemic

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World wide epidemic

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14
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Reparations

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Payment for war damages

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15
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Radicals

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People who want to make extreme changes

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16
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Collective security

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A group of nations acting to preserve peace for all

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17
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Mandate

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Territories administered by western powers

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Proletariat

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Factory, urban workers

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Soviet

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Council of workers and soldiers

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Cheka

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Communist secret police

21
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Commissar

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Taught communist party principles and loyalty to army units

22
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What were the causes of international tensions in the early 1900s

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Imperialism, competition for colonies, alliance system, nationalism

23
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Why were Serbian nationalist angry when Francis Ferdinand of Austria Hungary visited Bosnia

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They saw Austrians as oppressive rulers

24
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Why did Russia join in world war one

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Russia wanted to protect Serbia

25
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What was the main result of the first battle of the Marne

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It ended Germany’s hopes for a quick victory

26
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What countries battled each other on the Eastern front

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Germany and Russia

27
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What role did TE Lawrence play in world war one

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The war in the middle east

28
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How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade

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It used uboats to sink British ships

29
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How did women help in the war effort

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They worked in the war effort

30
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What was the immediate result of Russia’s withdrawal from the war

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Germany concentrated it’s forces against the Western front

31
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What is that boosted Allied morale in 1917

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The US joined the war

32
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What were the 14 points

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Wilson’s plan for ending the war and preventing future ones

33
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What nations were known as the big three

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France, Britain, US

34
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What were the main provisions of the Treaty of Versailles

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Blamed Germany for the war made them pay reparations, league of Nations established

35
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What problem threatened peace in postwar Europe

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Many overlapping claims to territory

36
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Why was the league of Nations weakened

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US refused to join

37
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Why did the tsar abdicate from Russia

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Food shortages and defeat in battle

38
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Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks

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Vladimir Lenin

39
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Why did Vladimir Leninn adapt Marxist ideas to Russian conditions

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Russia didn’t have a lot of urban workers

40
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Put the following events in chronological order: civil War erupts in Russia, the Bolsheviks gained power, the tsar stepped down, Russia entered world war one

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Russia entered world war one, the tsar step down, the Bolsheviks gained power, Civil War erupts in Russia

41
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What was the importance of the new economic policy

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It used capitalist principles to save communism

42
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What was the impact of nationalism in Europe in the early 1900s

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Austria feared rebellion among its people

43
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Why did Britain enter world war ones

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Germany invaded Belgium

44
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Why did a stalemate develop on the Western front during World War One

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Due to trench warfare

45
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Why was the ottoman empire such a valuable ally

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It controlled Russian supply routes

46
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Why were some colonial subjects eager to participate in world war one

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They believed they would gain independence

47
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Why did the US decide to enter world war one

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German U-boat attacks on the US merchant ships

48
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ultimatum

A

a final demand

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