History-WWI and interwar period

what area was the “powder keg”?

the balkan area

name the key central powers

germany, ottoman empire, austria-hungary, bulgaria

name the key allies

russia, france, england, USA

what are the MAIN causes of WWI?

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism

Nationalism

what was germany’s goal with pre-war alliences

isolate france

what was the slavs goal with pre war alliences

independence from Austria Hungary

what was russian goal with pre war alliences

want to help slavs (ethnic buds)

balkan area was ruled by who

ottomans

reasons why the balkans were a tense area (5)

• the ottomans are trying to keep their empire (though their hold was weakening)

• the slavs wanted independence

• austria hungary also didnt want slavic independence

• russia was encouraging slavs (so they could have trade routes to mediterranean)

• britain+france dont want russia in mediterranean

june 28,1914

assasination of archduke franz ferdinand

what dominos dominoed in june to directly cause WWI

germany gives austria a blank check of full support for them to try and take serbian land

austria gives serbia a list of demands-consequence=war

serbia dosent meet demands=war declared

alliences kick in

schlieffen plan

germany quickly attack belgium to avoid two front war

why did the Schlieffen plan fail?

belgians fought back and this attakc made britain begin to fight with france and belgium. in the meantime, russia mobilized so two front war

where is the eastern front

boarder of russia and germany

what is total war

civilian population is involved in war by mobilizing them and changing the economy and propaganda

who were the Armenians targeted by

ottoman turks

why were the armenians targeted?

christian, not turkish, ties to russia

what type of fighting occured in WWI

trench warfare

what was wodrow wilsons negotiation plan called?

the fourteen points

what were the two main goals with the fourteen points?

establish that all nations should be able to have self-determination

establish peace and stop future wars

What did france want at the treaty of versailles

revenge on germany, generally weaken germany

what did england want at the treaty of versailles

punish germany and keep the british empire intact

what did the US want at the treaty of versailles

promote peace and democracy (get 14 points chosen)

what did the european nations think of the 14 points?

they did not like them (wanted to keep colonies), tho they kept that quiet

what was the result of the versailles treaty for germany

they assumed all guilt for the war and had to pay $33 billion in repereations. had to limit their army, and had many colonies taken away

what allience group did the versailles treaty establish?

the leauge of nations

Why did the leauge of nations fall apart?

the US was not part of it

what are some causes of the russian revolution?

• ruled under tsar’s (kings) for 300+ years

• revolution of 1905

  • “bloody sunday”-protestors shot, more strikes

  • brought down by promising a duma

    • duma eventually turns into prov govt

• industrialization= middle class with few rights and working class w bad working conditions

• unhappy citizens about war

whats the tea on the feb revolution?

women protesting food shortages, get men to join, get workers to join (strikes), then get soldiers trying to stop the riots to join

tsar tries to dissolve duma but they refuse to disband-form the provisional govt.

tsar nicolas runs away

what happened in btwn feb revolution and october revolution?

dual power-provisional govt and soviet, when they dont agree things are bad

what was the oct revolution like?

bolsheviks quietly take all government buildings over and the next day they are in power

what happened in the russian civil war

reds vs whites

reds:

• communists

• lenin

• bolsheviks

whites:

• anti-communist (many dif groups)

• aided by allies

• less organized so they lose

people are unhappy when lenin controls the economy, what does he do?

arrests them and kills/sends to prison camps

gimmie the tea on the NEP

new economic policy, lenin did it so the ppl would stop hating on him, more capitalist