History S2 Final Flashcards
(75 cards)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
peace treaty between USSR and Central Powers
Sarajevo
Archduke Franza Ferdinand and wife got shot
Versailles Treaty
peace treaty that ended WWI (Ger + Allies)
War Guilt Clause
Germany gets blamed for the war
Francis Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria (murdered by Black Hand/Gavrilo Princip)
Wilson’s 14 Points
Woodrow Wilson (US) plan for ending WWI (didn’t work)
Triple Alliance
Germany, A-H, Italy
Triple Entente
Britain, France, Russia
Kaiser William II
German emperor after Bismarck
League of Nations
organization to prevent future war
Balkans
Powder Keg of Europe/spark of war
Four Causes of WWI
Militarianism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Why did US get involved in WWI
Sinking of Lusitania, Germany unrestricted sub. warfare, zimmerman telegram
Trotsky
Marxist + revolutionist
Bloody Sunday
Peaceful petition to Nicholas II = shots fired
Lenin
leader before Stalin (USSR)
Rasputin
crazy guy who heals son
Bolsheviks
communist party of USSR led by Lenin
Nicholas II
last emperor - led to soviet union
Reds and Whites
Bolsheviks vs Anti
Proletariat
working class in Soviet Union
Collectivizaion
small farms made to one big government farm
Great Purge
Stalin’s campain to remove threats
Totalitarian
Gov that takes TOTAL control