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New Imperialism
Countries in Europe expanded into Africa and Asia to create an opportunity for more resources -
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy vowed to support the existing social order but Italy dropped out in 1914 -
Berlin Conference
Africa’s land was split up to that European Countries get it -
Bloody Sunday
Unarmed peaceful protestors were killed by tsar Nicholas II -
Triple Entente
Allies of United Kingdom, France, and Russia had each other’s backs during World War I -
Trench Warfare
Started in WWI-Used as an advantage on the ground, was the most successful tactic -
Schlieffen Plan
The Germans failed to prevent the two front war -
Bolsheviks
Majority group that took over Soviet Union after October Revolutions -
Petrograd Soviet
Rival to the provisional government and made the issued order #1 -
February Revolution
Uprisings in Russia that led to the tsar to not be the tsar anymore -
Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson’s peace proposal that also called for the establishment of the League of Nations -
Treaty of Versailles
A negotiation to end World War I