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Suez Canal
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Three Emperors League
An alliance between Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. -
Dual Alliance.
An alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany. -
Scramble for Africa
European nations all tried to annex Africa to control it. They were in constant fighting and had African revolts because of their invasions. Colonization, occupation, invasion, and annexation. Lasted until 1914. -
Triple Alliance
An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Lasted until 1914. -
Berlin Conference
An international meeting help to solve the conflict of the European colonies in Africa. Lasted until 1885. -
Franco-Russian Alliance.
An alliance between France and Russia. -
Open Door Policy
Allowed multiple countries to access China. -
Spanish American War
War between America and Spain due to Americas intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. -
First Moroccan Crisis
A crisis over the international status of Morocco. Lasted until May 1906. -
Triple Entente
An alliance between France, Britian, and Russia. -
Second Moroccan Crisis
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First Balkan War
War against the Ottoman Empire with the allies in Europe. The Ottoman Empire lost and lost the territory as well. Lasted until May 1914. -
Battle of Tanenberg
Battle between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in the first few days of WW1. -
First Battle of Marne
Battle victory for the allies in WW1 against the Germans. Ended September 12, 1914. -
Lusitania
A ocean liner that was sunk by a German U-Boat using unrestricted submarine warfare. -
Battle of Verdun
A major battle during WW1 on the Western Front. Between the German and French armies and resulted in 680,000 deaths. Lasted until December 1916. -
Zimmerman Note
A telegraph from Germany to Mexico asking them to declare war on the United States in return for Texas back. -
March 1917 Revolution
In March 1917, the Russian Tsar lost control first of the streets, then of the soldiers, and finally of the Duma, resulting in his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. Due to war, and other issues the Russian citizens faced. -
Russian Civil War
A civil war between the Bolshevik (Soviet) Party, the Red Army, and the Anti-Bolshevik party, the White Army. Ended in 1923. -
November 1917 Revolution
A revolution in Russia to overthrow the Provisional Government (government that replaced the Tsar) led by Lenin. The Provisional Government toppled. -
Fourteen Points
A speech by President Woodrow Wilson to assure the country that WW1 was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace. "Peace Without Victory" -
Second Battle of the Marne
The last major German offense on the Western Front. The German attack failed when an Allied counterattack led by France overwhelmed the Germans, inflicting severe casualties. It was the turning point of the war in the western front. Lasted until August 1918. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Ended in 1946. -
The Big Four
The Big Four were the leaders of the Versailles peace negotiations in 1919. They consisted of David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
