French Revolution
A period of time where a political leader of revolutionary France known as Robespierre violated the ideals of the french revolutions and killed thousands by branding them as traitors?
What is the Reign of Terror?
- Imperialism
- Arms Race
- Alliances
- Serbia Nationalism
- Militarism
What are the causes of WWI?
- Appeasement
- Rise of fascism and totalitarianism
- Treaty Versailles
- Global Depression
- Japanese Imperialism
What are the causes of WWII?
Radical devotion to one's country; often times promotes superiority over one's country over others.
What is Ultranationalism?
An organisation that transcends national boundaries, authority and interests.
What is Supranationalism?
- Debt and poor economy
- Age of Reason
- Empty Royal Coffers
- Shortage of food and poor harvest
What were the causes of the French Revolution?
Germany's plan to attack France which was by invading neutral Belgium. This was to avoid a two-way frontal battle. Trenches were developed as a result.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
WWI was still fresh on people's mind, and nobody wanted another devastating fight. Around this time as well, two ideologies were rising, communism and fascism. Fascism was seen as the lesser of two evils so despite Hitler being a fascist, he was against communism so they let them do what he wanted.
What did European Leaders appease Hitler?
The French Revolution
When did the concept of nationalism first become popular?
What organisations were created as a result of WWII?
What is NATO and the UN?
- Five core beliefs: reason, nature, happiness, progress and liberty
- Freedom of speech and separation of power
- Encouraged learning and wrote an encyclopedia
- Believed that people could apply reason to all aspects in life
Who were the Philisophes?
A type of warfare where two opposing sides wear down each other by blowing enormous losses until the other side cannot sustain those losses.
What is the war of attrition?
A man-made famine that killed 3.9 million Ukrainians.
What is the Holodomer?
When a country determines its own statehood and handles its own affairs and government.
What is self-determination?
- Brexit
- Takes away national sovereignty
- A single monetary policy without a single government cannot effectively deal with big issues such as debt and inflation nor does it fit local economic conditions
- Abolishing of borders is a problem because of illegal migrants and refuges
What is Euroscepticism?
The destruction of an building that symbolized tyranny of the Bourbon Monarchs. It is considered the start of French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
The first time all four Canadian divisions fought together. The success of this battle brought Canada from under Britain's shadow and gave its army a reputation for being formidable and effective.
What is Vimy Ridge?
On August 6 and 9, about 129,000 and 226,000 people died due to this attack. Survivors of this later faced severe and long-term health effects
What are the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The second referendum asking the citizens of Quebec if they want to separate from Canada. The vote was very close with the "No" side winning by 50.58% and 49.42 voting "Yes"
What is the 1995 Quebec Referendum on Sovereignty?
A body of international law governing the rights and duties of states in maritime environments.
What is the law of the sea?
Gave men stronger authority over their families, stripped women of any individual rights and reduced the right of illegitimate children. All men were given equal rights under the law and the right to religious dissent. Additionally Napoleon reintroduced colonial slavery.
Abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom.
Later influenced many European countries and South America.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
- The sinking of a ship where 30 Americans were killed.
- The telegram where Germany was promising Mexico lost land if they allied with Germany.
What brought the USA out of isolationism?
An operation that brought together the land, air and sea forces of the Allies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. It delivered five naval assaults on the beaches of Normandy, France. Many Canadian soldiers landed or parachuted into France that day and the military contributed 110 warships and 15 fighter and fighter-bomber squadrons.
What is D-Day?
A 78-day stand-off that protested the creation of a golf course and the expansion of town houses on a disputed land that included a Kanyen'kehà:ka burial ground.
What is the Oka Crisis?
In mid 1994 about 500,000 to a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu's died in the Rwandan genocide. The UN sent peacekeeping troops to stopping the violence however the troops did nothing.
How does Rwanda relate to internationalism?