Industrialization
a shoddy, quickly built apartment building
What is a tenement?
This style of fighting defined the First World War
Trench Warfare
The rise of this far-right political ideology spread throughout Europe in the 1920's and 30's, leading to the rise of leaders like Hitler and Mussolini
What is Fascism?
These two rival powers were the leaders of vast competing alliances in the decades-long "Cold" war
Who are the USA and USSR?
This mustachioed dictator was famous for his Five-Year Plans and Great Purge
The author of The Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx?
This daring proposal of betrayal led the USA to join in the Great War in 1917
What is The Zimmerman Telegram?
This political party took over the government of Germany in 1933, leading to the rise of authoritarianism and the threat of war
Who are the Nazis?
This weapon defined the postwar order by its overwhelming destructive power
What is a nuclear bomb?
This 19th century German thinker is responsible for devising an economic philosophy which would go on to dominate communist thought in the next century.
Who is Karl Marx?
Britain had many of these, allowing for industrialism to be born and flourish there
What are rivers or coal mines?
This communist political party in Russia successfully took over the government in 1917, eventually establishing the Soviet Union
Who are the Bolsheviks?
The idea that the German people required more lands to live in and should conquer them by force
What is Lebensraum?
This policy of restraining the spread of Communism abroad led the USA to be involved/interfere with many foreign governments
What is Containment?
This controversial Russian figure was known as both a mystical healer and a dangerous influence on the Romanov rulers
Who is Rasputin?
The philosophy of maximizing the freedom of businesses from government interference
What is Laissez Faire?
This young Bosnian shot and killed the Austrian prince and princess in 1914, setting off the chain of events which became the First World War.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This slow, painstaking strategy was utilized by the American military against Japan in the Pacific theater of World War Two
This theory about what would happen in the event of a war between nuclear powers proved influential in keeping the Cold War cold
What is M.A.D. Theory?
This wealthy Scottish factory owner became famous in the Western world for his utopian experiments featuring safe conditions, free education, and livable wages.
Who is Robert Owen?
Their goals might be: shorter hours, better wages, and sick leave.
What are Labor Unions?
This German attack plan, named after its chief architect, called for a massive and rapid strike at France through neutral Belgium
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
It was this months-long, bloody siege in Russia that represented the end of Hitler's expansion Eastward and the major turning point towards Allied victory in Europe
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
This conference, following the Allied victory in Europe in 1945, demonstrated many of the disagreements and impasses between the former allies in attendance, perhaps marking the beginning of the Cold War.
What is Potsdam?
This Prime Minister, famous for his painting and cigars, led the British war effort, but was voted out of office as soon as the war was over
Who is Winston Churchill?