Vocabulary
intense loyalty to one's nation, often leading to hostility towards other nations is called...
Ultranationalism
This is what guides decisions about what to do within a country
domestic policy
This event sparked the beginning of WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This international peace organization was created after WWI as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
League of Nations
This event on September 1, 1939, is considered the official start of World War II.
Invasion of Poland
a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible is called...
stalemate
These are the group of people most notably not involved in the Arctic land claims
The Inuit peoples
Britain, France, and Russia make up this alliance
Triple Entente
Germany struggled to pay their reparations which resulted in what...
hyperinflation
Germany's strategy of lightning fast warfare is defined as what?
Blitzkrieg
information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view is defined as what?
propaganda
These are two reasons why countries are interested in the Arctic
1) rich in resources
2) strategic trade routes
Germany invades this country to bring Britain into the war
Belgium
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, known as this, placed sole blame for the war on Germany.
War Guilt Clause
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany’s 1941 invasion of this country.
the systematic killing of an unwanted national, ethnic, racial or religious group is defined as what?
genocide
These are three reasons why a nation pursues national interest
survival (security), economic growth, quality of life
This is signed to end the war
an armistice
This area was demilitarized to act as a buffer between Germany and France.
Rhineland
Which battle was a major turning point for the allies that involved 5 seaborne invasions in France?
D-Day
the territory that a state or nation believes is needed for its natural development is defined as what?
Lebensraum
Island that sits directly between Denmark and Canada and was a place of large contention eventually they decided to split it directly in half
Hans Island
These describe the 4 main causes of WWI
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
What were the three major causes leading to WWII?
propaganda, appeasement, ultranationalism
the end of WWII marked the beginning of what type of nationalism?
internationalism