APWH Unit 7: Study Guide

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and important events discussed in the APWH Unit 7 lecture notes.

MAIN Causes of WWI

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.

Triple Entente

Alliance of France, Russia, and Britain.

Triple Alliance

Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

Spark of WWI

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Bosnia.

The Black Hand

Secret Serbian organization opposed to Austria-Hungary's control over Bosnia.

Schlieffen Plan

German strategy to avoid long war on two fronts by quickly defeating France.

Trench Warfare

Militaristic strategy involving fighting from entrenched positions.

Unrestricted submarine warfare

German policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning.

Zimmerman Telegram

German proposal to Mexico to ally against the U.S. in exchange for territory.

Total War

A war in which each nation commits all resources to winning.

Propaganda

Information aimed at influencing public opinion, often biased or misleading.

Treaty of Versailles

Peace treaty that ended WWI, imposing heavy reparations on Germany.

League of Nations

International organization established to promote peace and cooperation.

Russian Revolution

The 1917 uprising that led to the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II and led to the establishment of the Soviet Union.

October Manifesto

Nicholas II's promise in 1905 for constitutional government.

Bloody Sunday

Incident in 1905 where peaceful protesters were shot by the Russian army.

Great Purge

Stalin's campaign of political repression in the late 1930s.

Totalitarianism

A political system in which the state holds total authority over society.

New Deal

U.S. programs aimed at economic recovery from the Great Depression.

Blitzkrieg

Lightning war strategy used by Germany for quick victories in WWII.

Final Solution

Nazi plan for the systematic extermination of the Jews.

Yalta Conference

Meeting of the Big Three to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.

Battle of Stalingrad

Turning point battle in WWII where the Soviet army defeated Germany.

Nuremberg Laws

Racist laws enacted by the Nazis to restrict the rights of Jews.

Potsdam Conference

Post-WWII meeting to discuss the administration of Germany.

Policy of Appeasement

Britain's strategy of allowing Nazi Germany to expand to maintain peace.