SS Flashcards
(20 cards)
name for alliance of britian france russia
triple entante
founded in 1847 by african american freed from slavery
republic of liberia
lusitania
entered the war zone
president who asked congress to declare war on spain
william mckinley
were sent aid to fight russian civil war by the u.s
whites
one nation controls the government or economy of another nation
imperialism
founder of revolutionary nationalists party in china
sun yat-sen
armistice
cease-fire
jewish nationalists who wanted a homeland in palestine
zionists
name of alliance of germany austria-hungary and italy
triple alliance
reason for indian starvation in 1800
didnt produce enough food
reason bolsheviks could take over russian government
the working people supported them
boers wanted control of
gold and diamond mines
purpose of suez canal
a shorter water routine
why chinese emperor built railroads weapons factories shipyards
he wanted to hold on to his power
why japan opened ports to u.s
they felt threatened, pressured
austro hungarian empire after ww1
disappeared
u.s & treaty of versailles/league of nations
the u.s rejected
why european nations built huge militaries in early 1900s
they felt threatened
why u.s declared war on germany in 1917
because the zimmermann telegraph
