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The belief that you should rule your own ethnic group.

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Self-Determination

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Ethnic Hungarians merge with ______ to create their own country.

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Austria

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This helps create the kingdom of Austria-Hungary, creates a dual monarchy, and Francis Joseph becomes king. They have one military and one currency.

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The Compromise of 1867.

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________ are independent and can create their own laws and legislature but on the global stage, they rely on _______.

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Hungarians / Austria

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Austria-Hungary has a big problem with its ___________ _ because it does not recognize all of its people such as Slavs, Germans, Poles, and Italians.

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Self-Determination

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The creation of Serbia involved ____________.

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Self-Determination

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In 1817, A Serbian uprising created an independent country freeing it from the ________ Empire.

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Ottoman

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Serbians wanted to create a ________ country out of Austria-Hungary.

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Pan-Slavic

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One of the causes of WWI was because there was a power vacuum left in the ____________.

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Ottoman Empire

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Rivalries are also a cause of ____.

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WWI

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The territory between Germany and France that France wants back.

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Alsace-Lorraine

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Britian’s large class of warships were called ______.

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Dreadnought

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________ were also a cause of WWI.

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Alliances

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Italy were apart of the ____________. (alliance)

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Triple Alliance

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Great Britian, France, Russia, and eventually Italy were apart of the _________. (alliance)

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Triple Entente

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The assasination of _______________ was the start of WWI.

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Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

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What was the name of the Serbian based group who assasinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?

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The Black Hand

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The assasination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand gave __________ a chance to destroy Serbia who was allies with Russia due to common culture and religious ties to Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

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Austria-Hungary

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Once Serbia and Russia get involved, ________ goes to war and all alliances kick in.

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Germany

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This plan for WWI was created by Alfred von Schlieffen and the plan was for Germany to attack France first and to strike through Belgium, it lead to a stalemate and trench warfare. What was the name of this plan?

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The Schlieffen Plan

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WWI lead to the Age of _____.

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Anxiety

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WWI also creates angry nationalism leading to ______.

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WWII

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On the _____ front, Russia invades Austria-Hungary and is pushed back. 2.5 million Russian soldiers die.

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Eastern

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The ______ front uses trench warfare, is the antithesis of a successful war time engagement and leaves no room for Real Politik.

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Western

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Period between trenches; "No Mans Land".
Trench Warfare
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The British ____ ______ hurts the German economy.
Naval Blockade
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This country stays neutral and still trades with England and France, and WWI made this country a world power.
The United States
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Which front becomes a stalemate?
The Western Front
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Which country signs a treaty to get out of the war?
Russia
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Who warned the U.S not to trade with Great Britian and France?
Germany
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Germany sinks the ___________ , which was a U.S passenger ship that was carrying amo.
Lusitania
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After the sinking of the Lusitania, Woodrow Wilson asked congress to ________.
Declare War
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In 1917, this revolution in Russia was trying to overthrow the Tsar. What was the name of this revolution?
Bolshevick Revolution
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This treaty gets Russia out of the war and caused Russia to give up territories such as Ukraine and Poland.
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
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This German ruler abdicates the throne and Germany becomes a Republic. He calls for a ceasefire.
Wilhelm II
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Ceasefire begins on __ ___ __ and is meant to be symbolic.
11-11-11
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______ is blamed for the war and is forced to pay repirations.
Germany
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Why did the British, French, and Americans win the war?
Superior Resources and the superiority of British sea power which hurt the German economy.
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The purpose of this meeting was to establish the terms of peace after WWI. This is where the Treaty of Versailles was created.
Paris Peace Conference
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Self-Determination, Nationalism, Making Germany out to be the loser, Blaming Germany for the war, The desire from France to punish Germany, Colonialism, What to do with Germany's colonies, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire, and The League of Nations were some of the issues with what treaty?
The Treaty of Versailles
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This was proposed by Woodrow Wilson, and would cause countries to move away from the alliance system.
The League of Nations
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Allies continue to punish ______ for getting out of the war and carve up it's territories into new countries which makes this country isolated.
Russia
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This man was the president of the U.S during WWI, was a historian, racist, always greeted like a hero, won the war, called for U.S intervention, and strongly advocated for self-determination and democracy.
Woodrow Wilson
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This man was from Italy and left the Paris Peace Conference because he was being treated unfairly.
Vittorio Orlando
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This man was a French Priminister, and was the strongest voice for German reparations at the Treaty of Versailles.
Geroges Clemenceau
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The map of ____ is completely redrawn.
Europe
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_____________ breaks up and becomes independent countries.
Austria-Hungary
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This was a pan-slavic country created from redrawing Europe, it was a combination of Czech and Slovakian languages, and meant "Union of the Slavs".
Yugoslavia
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Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Lativa, and Estonia were ______ territories that were lost.
Russia's
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Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey were the _________ territories that were lost.
Ottoman Empire's
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_______ loses all of it's colonies.
Germany
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_____ gets Alsace Lorraine.
France
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_____ gets Schileswig.
Denmark
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This clause was pushed by France, and forced Germany to sign this saying they caused and lost the war. It ruins their military and economy, helps create the Great Depression, makes Germany pay reparations and deindustrialize and withdraw their military from Rhineland, created the mandate system, and lets European countries guard their colonies.
The War Guilt Clause
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The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
Colonialism
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This system was a modified colonial system designed to deal with Germany's African and Pacific colonies.
The Mandate System
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Who rejected the Treaty of Versailles?
The U.S Senate
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The ______ ______ of ______ leads to the Great Depression, allows Facism to come to power, and causes WW2.
Harsh Treatment of Germany
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The League of Nations ______. (Failed or Succeeded)
Failed
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This influenza caused King Alfonso the 13th of Spain to get sick, it originated in allied camps, and caused 670,000 Americans to die.
Spanish Flu
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The union of Soviet Socialist Republic.
CCCP
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His family the Romanov Dynasty ruled Russia for 300 years, he was the last Tsar, he was an absolute ruler, would not allow free speech or representative government, was a poor leader, caused the economy to be bad which caused bread riots, made Russia weak internationally, and was defeated by Japan.
Tsar Nicholas II
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This rebellion in Russia was a response to losing the war to Japan, and was a protest of absolutism and had the goal of overthrowing the Tsar.
The 1905 Rebellion
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Russia's new representative government that was disbanded in a year. Created by Nicholas.
Duma
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Tsar Nicholas of Russia only had one son who had ______ which meant his blood did not clot.
Hemophelia
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This man claims he can heal Nicholas's son and Russia, gains a place in their family and does not end well.
Rasputin
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This communist party in Russia was created in 1902 by Alexander Kerensky and was popular among the peasants.
Socialist Revolutionaries (SR)
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This communist party in Russia was created in 1904, had the nickname "Mensheviks" and they wanted to pursue a peaceful path to socialism. The Bolsheviks allied with them but left.
Socialist Democrats (SD)
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This communist party in Russia was led by Vladimir Lenin, they wanted a revolution now, they were violent, and believed in dictatorship of proletariat.
Bolsheviks
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Why did Lenin flee to Switzerland?
His brother was murdered.
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WWI created an atmosphere for which communist party in Russia?
Bolsheviks
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This revolution in Russia was started by the middle class and caused for the Socialist Democrats and Socialist Revolutionaries to alli to get rid of the Tsar. They wanted to stay in WWI and eventually the Tsar abdicates.
The March Revolution
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Who advocates for withdrawl from WWI and wanted peace at any cost and the distribution of food in Russia?
Bolsheviks
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The Germans allow _____ to travel to Russia.
Lenin
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Lenin allies with _____, the leader of the Red Army.
Trotsky
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Who captures Moscow and St. Petersburg and causes a civil war?
The Red Army
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What people did the Red Army consist of?
Bolsheviks
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What people did the White Army consist of?
The Socailist Revolutionaries and the Socialist Democrats (Meshneviks)
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France, Great Britian, and the U.S send aid to the Red or White Army?
The White Army
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Which country intervenes in the Russian civil war?
Poland
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In 1922, which side wins the Russian Civil war?
The Red Army
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This gave aid to Eastern European countries to oppose communism and provided a model for future communist revolutions, also known as sanitary corridor.
Cordon Sanitaire
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This is when the government controls the economy it was designed to defeat the whites, it stressed industrial output, and it made Lenin a defacto leader government of the Soviet Union.
Lenin War Communism
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The government of the Soviet Union was called this.
Central Committee
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A sub committee of the central committee in the Soviet Union.
Politburo
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General secretary of the central committee is ______ leader.
Defacto
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After the civil war, war communism continues Lenin creates new ______ _______.
Economic Policies
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These mix communism with capitalism, government offers profit incentive, and economy rises fairly rapidly, and the Soviet Union is repressive.
Lenin's New Economic Policies
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These people had an elevated status in Russia, they were featured during the civil war, they took up guns and faught, and they are prominent in industry.
Soviet Women
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They were used as a propaganda tool, they had a prominent place in beauracracy it is part of Russia's change to progressivism.
the "New Soviet Woman"
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Russia was advanced in the cinema and they started doing ___ ____ which is shrinking video footage.
Jump Cuts
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Lenin suffered a ___ in 1922 and passed away in 1924.
Stroke
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He was Lenin's hand-picked successor, and negotiated brest-litovsk, he was arrogant, he believed in permanent revolution; the belief that communism must have revolutions around the world.
Leon Trotsky
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He was another contender for Lenin's succesor he was Georgian and believed in Marxism, he was a bank robber, he also believed in socialism in one country the belief that one revolution will be the foundation for others, had many allies, and takes over the soviet union by purging enemies.
Josef Stalin
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Stalin sends Russian agents to Mexico City and assasinate _____.
Trotsky
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These policies reject new economic policies, disliked capitalist elements, replaces it with a five year plan, creates toletarian state, has a triple heavy industry, double light industry, these new policies increased agricultural production.
Stalin's Policies
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When the Government controls all aspects of life.
Toletarian State
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He was an African American painter- painted POV of African americans in depression.
Jacob Lawrence
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Wrote Grapes of Wrath.
Joseph Steinback
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This is not the same as Nazism, its the opposite of comunism, employ a totalitarian dictator.
Facism

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