Vocab
The belief that one's culture is superior to another
Ethnocentrism
Initial spark to WW1
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Responsible for a mass genocide in Europe.
Adolf Hitler
Sepoy Rebellion
Indian soldiers uprising against the British due to a lack of respect for their religions
Arms Race
The competition between the United States and Russia to collect the most nuclear weapons
The belief in a strong and aggressive military
Militarism
A type of warfare in which both teams dig trenches and move inwards toward each other
Trench warfare
First country invaded by Hitler
Poland
Boxer Rebellion
Chinese nationalists' attempts to drive out Western influence
The policy of stopping the spread of Communism
Containment
Nationalism
Pride in one's country
The deadly territory between opposing trench lines
Event where an estimated 6 million Jews were executed
Holocaust
King revolted against in the French Revolution
King Louis XVI (the 16th)
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dictatorship
A state of government where a person has total control over a country; Usually acquired through fear and violence.
Treaty that blamed Germany for WW1
Treaty of Versailles
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Time in the French Revolution when monarchs and aristocrats were executed via guillotine
Reign of Terror
Alliance between communistic countries during the Cold War
The right to life, liberty, and property
Civil liberties
Stalemate
A state of warfare where neither side benefits more than the opposing side.
Cities in Japan hit by the atomic bomb
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Leader of Haitian Revolution
Toussaint Louverture
Americans were in panic of being attacked with nuclear weapons because of this event
Cuban Missile Crisis