World War I and the Russian Revolution

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to World War I and the Russian Revolution, as noted in lecture materials.

The Great War

The term used for World War I before it was known there would be a second war.

M.A.I.N.

A mnemonic for the main causes of World War I: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.

Triple Alliance

An alliance formed by Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.

Triple Entente

An alliance formed by France, Russia, and Great Britain that became the Allied Powers during World War I.

Balkan Powder Keg

A term describing the volatile situation in the Balkans that led to World War I.

Black Hand

A Serbian nationalist terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The event on June 28, 1914, that sparked the onset of World War I.

Austrian-Hungarian ultimatum

A demand by Austria-Hungary that Serbia punish those involved in Ferdinand's assassination or face war.

Schlieffen Plan

Germany's military plan to quickly defeat France and then turn to fight Russia.

Trench Warfare

A type of combat in World War I where soldiers fought from deep trenches to protect themselves.

Armenian Genocide

The deportation and killing of ethnic Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Gavrilo Princip

The assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and a member of the Black Hand.

Stalemate on the Western Front

A situation during World War I where neither side was able to gain significant ground.

Gallipoli Campaign

A failed military campaign by the Allies against the Ottoman Empire in 1915.

Germany's U-Boat activity

Submarine warfare employed by Germany that played a crucial role in World War I.

Bulgaria's involvement in World War I

Bulgaria joined the Central Powers in 1915 to defeat Serbia.

Industrial limitations of Russia

The lack of modern military technology and infrastructure hampering Russia's war efforts.

Japan's participation in World War I

Japan joined the Allied Powers to seize German territories in the Pacific.

Ottoman Empire's role in World War I

The Ottoman Empire allied with the Central Powers and cut off supplies to the Allies.