Unit 7 Ap world

Nations that have governing or controlling influence, domination

an empire in which people of many nationalities live (ex. Austria

Describes a sense of commonality among people based on shared language, religion, social customs, and often linked with a desire for territory

The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons

A military draft

Result of new technological advancements in war. This form of warfare had opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

Territory between rival trenches, very dangerous

A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.

1919 treaty that officially ended World War I; the immense penalties it placed on Germany are regarded as one of the causes of World War II

The war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self

payments made (forced upon) the losing nation of a conflict to cover the cost of the war and punish the losers. (ex. Germany owed $33 million)

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946.

Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves, create their own autonomous nations

Massive revolutionary upheaval in 1917 that overthrew the Romanov dynasty in Russia and ended with the seizure of power by communists under the leadership of Lenin.

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Communist policies that ended private ownership of land by incorporating peasants from small family farms into large

Rich farmers in the Russian Empire who owned larger farms and used hired labour. They were their own class.

The widespread arrests and executions of over a million people by Josef Stalin between 1936 and 1938. Stalin was attempting to eliminate all opposition to his rule of the Soviet Union.

Worldwide economic contraction that began in 1929 with a stock market crash in the United States and continued in many areas until the outbreak of World War II

A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression.

Political ideology that considered the conflict of nations to be the driving force of history; marked by intense nationalism and an appeal to post

Germany, Italy, Japan

Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France

Germany political party that established a fascist state dedicated to extreme nationalism, territorial expansion, and the purification of the German state.

The Third German Empire, established by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

"My Struggle"

"Night of the Broken Glass," November 9, 1938, when mobs throughout Germany destroyed Jewish property and terrorized Jews.

A new kind of racism that emerged in the 19th century that increasingly used the prestige and apparatus of science to support European racial prejudices and preferences

A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.

Japanese modern girl/modern boy who modeled their attire after the west

Also known as Radical Nationalism, this was a movement in Japanese political life ca. 1930

a separate organization in Japan which emphasized nationalism, hostility to parliamentary democracy, elite leadership under emperor, foreign expansion, members managed to assassinate public officials and other leaders in an attempt to bring back the emperor

Powerful banking and industrial families in Japan

Lands in Asia was to be dominated and controlled by Asians, started by the Japanese and spearheaded by Japan

"Lighting war", type of fast

symbol of American women who went to work in factories during the war

Nationalist political party founded on democratic principles by Sun Yat

(crown prince) heir to Austrian throne from 1896: assassinated on June 28, 1914 during good

Serbian Nationalist, member of the Black Hand Serbian terrorist group. assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Became Emperor of Germany in 1888 and dramatically changed Germany's foreign policy. He wanted to show the world how mighty Germany had become and did not want to share his power with anyone. #Militarism He let Germany's treaty with Russia lapse in 1890, which allowed Russia to form a defensive military alliance with France. Next, Wilhelm began a shipbuilding program in order to make the German navy equal to the British fleet. This led Britain to form an alliance with France.

President of the United States (1913

Last Tsar of Russia and the end of the Romanov line. Was executed along with the rest of his family under the order of Bolsheviks.

1818

Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)

Led by Vladimir Lenin it was the Russian Communist party that took over the Russian government during WWI (1917)

Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communists after 1924, and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953. He led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five

32nd US President. He began New Deal programs to help the nation out of the Great Depression, and he was the nation's leader during most of WWII. Elected 4 times to the presidency.

Fascist dictator of Italy (1922

Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII, He predicted an Iron Curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West.

Leader of the German Nazi Party and Germany's head of state from 1933 until his death in 1945

Emperor of Japan during WWII, his people viewed him as a god

This military general was prime minster of Japan during World War II, he ruled with a military dictatorship, gave his approval for the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a major role in Japan's military decisions until he resigned in 1944

1950s and 60s; Communist leader of North Vietnam; used guerrilla warfare to fight anti

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shek (Jiang Jieshi)