Vocabulary 1st
World War I officially came to an end in 1919 with the signing of a peace treaty,but the terms of Germany's surrender were considered too harsh ad financially impossible by Germans
Treaty of Versailles
another global conflict that occurred from 1939 to 1945 due to how the end of World War I was handled. Hitler and the Axis Powers (Germany,Italy,Japan and others) were ultimately defeated at the end of World War II by the Allied Powers.
World War II
a government system led by a dictator who has complete power,forcibly stops criticism or anyone who disagrees, and is aggressive to other countries and often racist
Fascist
teammates of Britain,France,Russia, US, and other countries (World War I winners)
Allies
an anti-Semitic,fascist political party in Germany during and before World War I by Adolf Hitler
Nazism
a global conflict that took place from 1914 to 1918 in locations all over the world; the war began with the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand I of Austria-Hungary
World War I
the communist takeover of Russia
Soviet Union
Who was the president of THe United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
a system where all property is owned by the government and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
Communism
a battle of wills between the Soviet Union and the United States and the battle between their ways of life, communism versus capitalism
Cold War
the extreme hatred of Jews
Anti-semitism
Was the murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand a long term cause or a short term cause?
short term
symbolized the divide between the East and West throughout the Cold War
Iron Curtain
City of Germany divided by a wall after World War II
Berlin
when countries and people have little to no money
Depression
where people were wrongfully imprisoned,forced to work,and were killed by the thousands. Nearly 11 million people lost their lives in the Holocaust,some 6 million of whom were Jews.
Concentration Camp
another name for the World War I
The Great War
Did the United States join the World War I at the beginning or towards the end?
Towards the end, by 1917
an agreement for peace, a truce
Armistice
Continent where WWI was mainly fought
Europe
the anti-Jewish panic and hatred caused the roundup,imprisonment,and extremination of European Jews.
Holocaust
a ruler with total power over a country,usually get to power by force
Dictator
teammates of Germany,Austrua-Hungary,the Ottoman Empire, and other countries (World War I losers)
Central Powers
the controlled information with the purpose of spreading a specific, biased message
Propaganda
brought back together
Reunification