WWI

Question 1

militarism

Answer 1

policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

Question 2

Triple Entente

Answer 2

alliance of Britain, france, and Russia

Question 3

central powers

Answer 3

Germany , Austria hungary, Bulgaria and ottoman empire

Question 4

Allied powers

Answer 4

great Britain, france, Russia, later japan and Italy

Question 5

Schlieffen plan

Answer 5

german plan attacking france in the west then rushing east to fight Russia

Question 6

trench warfare

Answer 6

armies dug miles of parallel trenches to protect them from enemy fire.

Question 7

unrestricted submarine warfare

Answer 7

submarines sinking ships without giving warning

Question 8

total war

Answer 8

countries devoted their resources to war effort: rationing and propaganda

Question 9

rationing

Answer 9

people bought small amounts of items needed for war effort

Question 10

propaganda

Answer 10

one sided information given to persuade and keep up morale and support of war effort

Question 11

armistice

Answer 11

agreement to stop fighting

Question 12

Woodrow Wilsons 14 points

Answer 12

peace proposals outlining a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace (proposed : end to secret treaties, freedom of seas, free trade, adjustment of colonial claims, changing boarders creating new nations, self determination

Question 13

Self determination

Answer 13

allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live

Question 14

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 14

peace treaty between Germany and France ending war on western front

Question 15

League of Nations

Answer 15

an international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations

Question 16

proletariats

Answer 16

working class

Question 17

Bolsheviks

Answer 17

radical Marxist group supporting revolutionaries to change the government, headed by Lenin

Question 18

Rasputin

Answer 18

self described holy man, took powerful positions in Russian government due to his relations to the royal family.

Question 19

provisional government

Answer 19

temporary government

Question 20

Soviet

Answer 20

local councils consisting of workers, peasants and soldiers.

Question 21

Communist Party

Answer 21

new title of the Bolsheviks inspired by Karl Marx writings

Question 22

Great Purge

Answer 22

Stalins campaign of terror directed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power

Question 23

Command Economy

Answer 23

system in which the government made all economic decisions

Question 24

Five Year Plan

Answer 24

Stalins plan for development of the Soviet Unions economy: to increase the output of steel, coal, oil, and electricity, limiting production of consumer goods to achieve these goals

Question 25

Collective farms

Answer 25

large government owned farms

Question 26

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 26

president of united states during germans use of unrestricted submarine warfare in WWI

Question 27

war guilt

Answer 27

clause after WWI that held Germany responsible for the war

Question 28

Five year plan

Answer 28

goals stalin set to increase output of steel, coal, oil, electricity, by limiting production of consumer goods

Question 29

Kaiser Wilhelp II

Answer 29

german ruler who did not want to share power, began tremendous shipbuilding program to make german navy equal to britains

Question 30

ultimatum

Answer 30

message of threats or demands

Question 31

western front

Answer 31

deadlocked region of northern france

Question 32

eastern front

Answer 32

stretch of battle field along german and Russian border

Question 33

Mensheviks

Answer 33

group of moderate Russian Marxists who wanted broad base of support for revolution

Question 34

totalitarianism

Answer 34

when the government takes total centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life

Question 35

balkans

Answer 35

region in southeast europe

Question 36

Verdun

Answer 36

when germans launched attack against French with many casualties and germans advanced four miles

Question 37

Somme

Answer 37

british aid france by attacking germans in valley of somme river. british gained five miles from this

Question 38

battle of marne

Answer 38

germans attacked French at valley of marne river, a battle the germans lost, forcing them to fight on two fronts

Question 39

gallipoli

Answer 39

efforts for the allies tot ake dardanelles strait

Question 40

Treaty of Brest- Litovsk

Answer 40

agreement between russia and germany to end the war between them

Question 40

arms race

Answer 40

competition between nations for the best battle equipment and military technology

Question 41

indoctrination

Answer 41

instruction in the governments beliefs

Question 42

Kulak

Answer 42

wealthier peasants

Question 43

Alsace Lorraine

Answer 43

land french wanted back from germany

Question 44

shell shock

Answer 44

when soldiers cant handle the experience of war

Question 45

dreadnought

Answer 45

germanys battle ship meant to compete with British

Question 46

Franz Ferdinand

Answer 46

Austrian ruler that got assinated