The twentieth century in Eastern Europe has now begun. Over the course of the next four sessions we will focus on the period 1914-1923, when new borders were drawn, new identities. created, and new political and social movements generated. You should think of these sessions as organized by topic, rather than chronologically, because the events we will be covering occurred more or less simultaneously. Below are some terms and names you should know, drawn from the readings for this week, and discussion questions for Wednesday.

soviet (council)

national self-determination

Zionism

plebiscite

Comintern

Entente

Central Powers

Reds vs. Whites

Pittsburgh Declaration

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Corfu Declaration

Treat of Trianon

Paris Peace Conference

Polish Corridor

Mihály Károlyi

Béla Kún

Miklós Horthy

Aleksandur Stamboliski

Eduard Beneš

Vladimir Lenin

Woodrow Wilson

IMRO

Maffie

Green Cadres

Yugoslav Committee

Czechoslovak National Council

Note also that term Räterepublik in the article by Hajdu means "council’s (or soviet) republic"