AP EURO UNIT 15: 1914-1918 WWI AND 1917 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Conscription

Drafting soldiers to increase military strength for WWI.

Militarism

Belief in a strong military for national defense and interests.

Schlieffen Plan

Germany's WWI strategy to fight on two fronts.

Mobilization

Preparation of military forces for war.

Trench Warfare

New form of warfare with long, defensive trenches.

Total War

Involvement of entire nation in war effort.

Nationalization

Government ownership of industries for war effort.

Soviets

Council of soldiers and workers in Russia post-Tsar.

Bolsheviks

Faction leading the communist revolution in Russia.

War Communism

Centralization of state and resources during civil wars.

Genocide

Mass killing of a nation or ethnic group.

Ludendorff Offensive

Germany's final push on the Western front in WWI.

Self-Determination

Policy for nations to decide their own actions.

War Guilt Clause

Germany's punishment in Treaty of Versailles for WWI.

Reparations

Payments by losing side of war to compensate winners.

Mandates

France and Britain's control over Middle Eastern territories.

Vladimir Lenin

Russian communist leader, instrumental in October Revolution.