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heir to austrian-hungarian throne whose assassination by a pan salavic nationalist led to wwI
archduke francis ferdinand
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serbian natinalist/terrorist group responsible for the assasination of austrian archduke franz ferdinand
black hand
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german strategy in WWI to block russia and invaded paris within tow weeks
schlieffen plan
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naval engagement to provied Russia supplies by Britian and France through the Dadanelles defted by the Ottoman empier
Gallipoli
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one of the bloddies battles in WWI in france due to the stalemate of trench warfare
verdun
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concept that war comprising home front operations like rationing and propaganda as well as miliary might
total war
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merchant ship sunk by german u-boats as part of their unrestricted subarine warfare - the loss of American lives will eventualy pull america into war
Lusitanian
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American president durning WWI responsible for drafting the 14 points which favored freedon of the seas and lack of secret alliances - League of Nations was formed from these points
Woodrow Wilson
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French premier durning WWI he was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versilles . demanded heavy reprations from the Germans after WWI
Georges Clemenceau
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British prime minister from 1916-1922 he led Great Britian through WWI he was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versilles
David Llyod Geroge
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Czar of Russia ( 1894-1917) . He was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917 . Later , he and his family were killed by the revolutions leadership
Nicholas II
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german emeror ( kaiser) and king of Prussia from 1888 to the end of WWI in 1918 , known for his frequently militaristic manner as well as fro his vacillationg policies
William II
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Russian peasants and self-proclaimed holy man . he was friends w/ the ruling romanov family and advisor to Czarina alexandra . his adices lead to Russian Revolutions
Rasputin
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leader of the provisional governmentthat replaced Czar Nicholas in Russia and favored republic form of government -came in conflict with Bolshevik party . Fled to the US
Alexander Kerensky
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workers council , labor union
soviets
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famous slogan of Lenin that convinced the population to participate in the Bolshevik Revolution
"Peace , love , bread"
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russian revolutionary leader and poltical . He was the 1st leader of the new communis government of Soviet Russia . Later hwas alos the 1st leader of the Soviet Union , which was composed of most of the republics of the former Russian Empier .
Lenin
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ruhr valley
heavily industrialized section of Germany that was taken by France in payment of war reprations leaving Germany no opportunity to rebuild its economy
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Treaty of Larnaco
seven agreements negotiated at Lcarno, switzerland on 5th -19th oct. and formally signed in london . Allied-powers and new states of central and Eastern Europe to secure post war territorial settlement and return normalizing relations w/ defeated Germany
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