W civ Final 41-60

Women's roles during WWI

Women filled traditionally male roles in industries, offices, and transportation, gaining independence and economic power.

19th Amendment

Granted women in the U.S. the right to vote in 1920.

Lost Generation

A term describing those disillusioned by the aftermath of WWI.

Economic impact of WWI

Increased government control, massive debt and inflation, disrupted global trade, and emergence of the U.S. as a leading economic power.

Second Battle of the Marne

A decisive 1918 Allied victory that marked the beginning of the end for the Central Powers.

Impact of U.S. entry into WWI

Boosted Allies' morale and shifted momentum toward a final victory.

Countries involved at the start of WWI

Allied Powers: France, UK, Russia; Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria.

Battle of Verdun

One of the largest and bloodiest battles of WWI, fought between German and French forces in 1916.

Schlieffen Plan

Germany's military strategy to quickly defeat France and avoid a two-front war.

V.I. Lenin

Leader of the Bolshevik Party and key figure in the Russian Revolution, establishing the Soviet Union.

Eastern Europe post-WWI

New nations emerged from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; e.g., Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia.

Collapse of the Ottoman Empire

The partitioning of its territories after WWI, officially ending with the Treaty of Sèvres in 1920.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, his assassination triggered WWI.

Treaty of Versailles

The 1919 peace agreement that ended WWI, imposing reparations on Germany and redrawing Europe.

Public sentiment at the beginning of WWI

Optimistic and patriotic; belief in quick victories turned into disillusionment.

Blank check

Germany's unconditional support to Austria-Hungary after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

U.S. response to Versailles Treaty

Senate did not ratify it due to opposition to the League of Nations, leading to U.S. isolationism.

Germany's declaration of war on the U.S.

Occurred on December 11, 1941, after the U.S. declared war on Japan.

Country with the highest WWII casualties

Soviet Union, with military and civilian deaths estimated between 20 million and 27 million.

Use of atomic bomb by the U.S.

Executed to quickly end WWII and force Japan's surrender, avoiding a costly invasion.

Failure of the League of Nations

Ineffectiveness in preventing aggression led to the outbreak of WWII.