Western Civ unit 13

Militarism

A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

Alliances

agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

Nationalism

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

Imperalism

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Assassination

murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons

Crises

political crisis in the Balkan States

Pan - Germanism

movement to unify the people of all German speaking countries

Battleships → Dreadnoughts

faster ships with heavy caliber guns

Sinking of the Lusitania

Cruise ship that was sunk by German submarines and helped bring the US closer to involvement in WWI

Zimmerman Telegram

This was sent by Germans to encourage a Mexican attack against the United States. Intercepted by the US in 1917.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Treaty in which Russia lost substantial territory to the Germans. This ended Russian participation in the war (1918).

Communism

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

Vladimir Lenin

Leader of the Bolshevik (later Communist) Party. He lived in exile in Switzerland until 1917, then returned to Russia to lead the Bolsheviks to victory during the Russian Revolution and the civil war that followed.

Bolshevik Party

A political party that wanted Russia to lead an immediate worldwide revolution; it gained control of Russia by getting elected to the soviets by promising to leave World War I.

Pan - Slavism

The movement to unite Slavs in the Balkans

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Black Hand

Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.

No Man’s Land

A strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW1

Shell - Shock

Medical condition caused by prolonged exposure to the distressing experiences of trench warfare.

Total War

A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.

German U-boats sink the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany

April 6, 1917

Germany resume unrestricted submarine warfare

January 31, 1917

Germany and Allies sign the Treaty of Versailles

June 28, 1919

Central Powers

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

Allied Powers

Great Britain, France, Russia

Franz Ferdinand

Who:Archduke of Austria - Hungary

What: Assassinated by a Serbian nationalist

When: June 28, 1914

Where: Sarajevo

Why: A major catalyst for WWI

What set the stage for WWI to break out in Europe? Describe 3 causes and one specific event that sparked the war.

1. Germans sinking the Lusitania with U.S. passengers.-Involved the U.S. in the war \n 2. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. -Increased tensions between Austria and Serbia \n 3. Austria Hungary declaring war on Serbia. -Allies of both countries aided in the war