Chapter 11 Key Terms & Information Flashcards
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Who were the Allies?
The Allies were the nations that united to oppose Germany and Austria-Hungary, originally, Russia, France, and Britain
What is an Armistice? 🤝
An Armistice is a cease fire agreement
What was the Balkan League? When was it made?
The Balkan League is an alliance created in 1912 by Greece, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Serbia against the Ottoman Empire.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
The Bolsheviks were a radical majority faction of Russia’s Social Democratic Party led by Vladimir Lenin.
What were the Central Powers?
It was a World War 1 coalition that included the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Ottoman Empires.
What was the Easter Rising?
It was a rebellion in 1916 of Irish Nationalists against the British in Dublin.
What is the Espionage Act?
A act passed in 1917 that made Anti-War propaganda illegal in the United States of America.
What is the Sedition Act?
a 1918 act passed in the United States that forbade forms of speech considered disloyal to the war effort
What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
a secret agreement reached between France and Britain in 1916 to partition areas of the Middle East after the war
What is Total War?
a war fought using all available resources, with no restrictions on weapons or their targets
What was the Triple Alliance?
a treaty of alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
What was the Triple Entente?
a treaty of alliance between France, Russia, and Britain
What were U-boats?
German submarines equipped with torpedoes that sank thousands of pounds of cargo over the course of World War I
What is the War Industries Board (WIB)?
a U.S. federal agency created in 1917 to control the economic and industrial output of factories in times of war
What was the Woman’s Land Army?
a British program to help women ensure enough foodstuffs were produced on farms while men served in the military
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
a 1917 telegram sent by Germany’s foreign minister offering an alliance with Mexico in return for Mexico causing disturbances along its U.S. border
When did the Greek civil war start?
Nationalist Leaders began the Greek Civil war in the 1820s
When was the Battle of Marne?
The Battle of Marne started in September 1914.
