World War I
Treaty that imposed harsh terms on Germany after the first World War.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This man was the Chancellor of Germany from 1933-1945 and is responsible for the second World War in Europe. Promised to lift the German people out of their economic troubles.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
These people were blamed for the Economic trouble of Germany and were heavily persecuted.
Who are the Jews?
This group/party is in total control of how all resources are distributed in Communism.
What is the communist party/government?
What is the Space Race?
This heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist and his death pushed Europe into WWI.
Who is Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand?
On September 1st, 1939 the German army invaded their Eastern neighbors and this invasion consequently began the Second World war. (think geography)
A name for hatred and prejudice against Jews.
What is Anti-Semitism?
This system has trade and industry being controlled by private owners for profit rather than controlled by government.
What is Capitalism?
This race was a competition between the U.S. and USSR to have a more destructive nuclear arsenal.
What is the nuclear arms race? (arms race in general)
These weapons changed how wars were fought. These weapons had high rates of fire and were made possible by advancements in technology.
What are machine-guns?
This Alliance consisted of the USSR, United States, the United Kingdom, and France during WWII.
What are the Allied Powers?
This concentration camp was designed to be a "model" camp to deceive the world. This camp spread misleading information about the Holocaust and can be connected to Propaganda.
What is Theresienstadt?
This leader is in total control and leads an unlimited government. The USSR was lead by Joseph Stalin from 1922-1953 and his government controlled every aspect of life.
What is a dictator?
Germany was split into these two halves with one side being influenced by the West and the other being controlled by communists.
What are East and West Germany?
This Alliance (or pact) in World War I included Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire.
Who are the Central Powers?
This event is when a country is having economic trouble. The countries of Europe (especially Germany) were experiencing this before the Second World War.
What is an Economic Depression?
These laws were made in the years 1933-1935 and limited the rights of Jewish Germans.
What are the Nuremburg Laws?
This action taken by the working class is caused by the economic inequalities and the supply shortages due to the first world war in Russia.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This structure was made to divide Germany into two separate halves. It was created by the Communists and was torn down in 1989, two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
What is the Berlin Wall?
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Can be connected to colonization.
What is Imperialism?
This organization was formed after WWII to maintain global peace and to develop friendly relationships among ALL nations.
What is the United Nations?
These camps are where Jews were deported to and where millions of Jewish people perished.
What are Concentration Camps?
This type of economy commands all the prices, wages and resource distribution through government control.
What is a Command Economy?
This conflict is characterized by the competition between the Western world and USSR to influence the rest of the world.
What is the Cold War?