Nationalism
A movement for the establishment of Jews in Palestine.
Zionism
A movement to unify all Arab people based on their shared history, language, etc.
Pan-Arabism
A country that experienced prosperity and boom after WWI.
USA
Fascism is:
-The rule of people by dictatorial gov’t that is nationalistic and militaristic, and anti-communist
- loyalty to the state and obedience to leader
-denial of individual rights
Prejudice against jewish people.
Anti-Semitism
Name 2 historical changes that Turkey (and other western countries) underwent in a societal attempt to modernise.
Islamic law was replaced by European model laws
Muslim calendar was replaced with Western (Christian) one
People wore western dress
Arabic script was replaced with western (latin) alphabet
Women no longer wore hijab
Was the Great Depression a domestic or foreign issue, or both?
Both
Two main fascists during this time period were:
Germany, Adolf Hitler
Italy, Benito Mussolini
During WWI, Britain made two conflicting promises to win over Arabs and Jews
They told Arabs that they can have their own kingdom in the former Ottoman lands, and they told jews that they would support the idea of establishing a “national home for Jewish people”
This jewish promise was called?
The Balfour Declaration
Mohandas Gandhi
Great Depression was during:
1930-1940
What paved the way for the rise of fascism?
Economic despair
Why did Jews settle in Palestine? (Besides for the holy land)
Anti-semitism grew in Europe, so jews wanted to establish their own state so they went to their holy land, Palestine. Theodore Herzl, a Jewish journalist became alarmed at the strong anti-semitism he witnessed in France so in 1896 he called for jews to establish a state, changed to Isreal.
Chinese order was in great chaos after the WWI. What did their peasants turn to?
Communism/Communist leaders because the people were not listened to by their previous rulers.
Causes of the depression?
- Bank failures
-collapse of money supply
-weak economies post war
expelling or massacring ethnic groups occurred in Europe and Russia
Pogroms
Impacts of the depression: List two
American investors pulled their money out of Europe
Unemployment across the globe
People lost faith in democracy and capitalism
Extreme ideas arose
Communists celebrated the fail of capitalism
Intense nationalism, militarism, and a return to authoritarian rule