Events
a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789
French Revolution
Father of communism
Karl Marx
the government owns and controls all aspects of life for its citizens
Communism
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
MAIN causes of WWI
Signed in 1215, was the first document that limited the power of the ruler.
Magna Carta
No sanitary or building codes, no drains and sewer systems, lacked housing and education, constant sickness, 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, begin working at age 6, average life span age 17.
Problems of the Industrial Revolution.
President of the US during Great Depression and World War II.
FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
Facism
June 6, 1944 Allied troops began landing on France's Northern coast. Gave the allied troops a foothold in Europe.
D-Day
Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II.
Allied Powers
A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food rose dramatically.
Agricultural Revolution
leader of the Committee of Public Safety; chief architect of the Reign of Terror
Robespierre
idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those "less civilized"
White Man's Burden
A conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain's opium trade in China
Opium War
One of the leaders of the Italian unification. His group called the Red Shirts fought from Southern Italy to the North.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian leader. He founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with Hitler and Germany in World War II.
Benito Mussolini
French philosopher that proposed the idea of separation of powers into 3 branches. Judicial, Legislative, and Executive.
Montesqueiu
Adolf Hitler used fascism to create this type of government based on totalitarian ideas and was used to unite Germany during the 1930s.
Nazism
an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.
Blitzkrieg
A policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war. Associated with Neville Chamberlain's policy of making concessions to Adolf Hitler.
Appeasement
during the French Revolution when thousands were executed by the Committee of Public Safety for "disloyalty". Many were found guilty of treason in the morning and executed in the evening.
Reign of Terror
A military strategy used during World War II that involved selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands to get closer to Japan
Island-Hopping
A political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens.
Totalitarianism
plan for post-war peace: no secret treaties; freedom of the seas; removal of economic barriers; reduction of arms; adjust colonial claims
Wilson's 14 point's
Believed people gave up some freedoms in order to create a safer society. (Social Contract)
Rousseau