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Chapter 26
Vocab and Key People
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History
10th Grade
03/23/2010

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Triple Alliance
Definition
The unity of Germany, Austria- hungary, and Italy
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Triple Entente
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The unity of France, Russia, and Great Britain
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Neutral
Definition
A country that takes no side in a conflict
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Central Powers
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The alliance between Germany and Austria- Hungary
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Allied Powers
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The alliance between Great Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia.
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Western Front
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A region that was deadlocked in war in Northern France
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Trench Warfare
Definition
Fighting from long strips of land cut out of the earth so soldiers were not as exposed
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Total War
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The use of all of society's resources in the fight against the enemy
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Propaganda
Definition
Information designed to influence people's opinions
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Battle of Verdun
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Was a battle which the purpose was to kill or injure as many French soldiers as possible
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Gallipoli Campaign
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A campaign the allies lead to destroy Ottoman guns and forts along Dardanelles
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Genocide
Definition
The deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural
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Marxism-Leninism
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People in Russia who sought change through revolution
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New Economic Policy
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A plan that allowed for some Capitalist activity.
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Zimmermann Note
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Was a secret message sent to Mexico from German diplomat Arthur Zimmermann suggesting Mexico attack the USA
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U-boats
Definition
Submarines used by the Germans
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Armistice
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A truce
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Fourteen Points
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Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace, Points included reduction of weapons and the right of everyone to choose their own government.
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League of Nations
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Organization whose goals were to encourage peace between nation
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Mandates
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Territories to be ruled by European powers
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Balfour Declaration
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Favored a Jewish national home in Palestine
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
Assigned responsibility for the war to Germany, who was also forced to pay enormous amounts of money to war victims. It also limited the size of military that Germany could have and returned conquered land back to the owners.
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Franz Ferdinand
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The archduke of Austria- Hungary that was assassinated and the impact had huge effect on the start of the war
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Gavrilo Princip
Definition
The man that assassinated Franz Ferdinand. Part of the Serb terrorist group the Black Hand
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Grigory Rasputin
Definition
A self proclaimed holy man and healer but was thought to be corrupt and immoral
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Leon Trotsky
Definition
An official sent to negotiate peace with the Central Powers, was basically forced to sign treaty because Russia's army was powerless
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Bolsheviks
Definition
Group seeking to change life in Russia through revolution
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Ultimatum
Definition
a final proposal or statement of conditions usually has a deadline to choose
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Schliefen Plan
Definition
Plan by the Germans that tried to take advantage of the speed of mobilization of troops. Plan was to crush France on the Western front quickly then rush troops to the Eastern front to fight Russia
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Mensheviks
Definition
Also wanted change of Russia through revolution but wanted it in a more moderate way
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Woodrow Wilson
Definition
America's president during the war who sought world peace after the war
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David Lloyd George
Definition
British prime minister during the war
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Definition
Was Germany's last emperor and king of Prussia
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Czar Nicholas II
Definition
Last Czar of Russia and head of Russia during the war
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February Revolution
Definition
Revolution that lead to the abdication of Czar Nicholas and the fall of imperial Russia
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Aleksandr Kerensky
Definition
Was a Russian politician that served as the second prime minister of Russia
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