Key Terms
Refers to the systematic extermination of a religious, ethnic, national, or racial group.
The leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Hitler's Final Solution began a genocide against the Jewish population known as this.
What is the Holocaust?
The "Big Three" that ultimately decided what the Treaty of Versailles would dictate
Who are Britain, France and the United States?
A form of land combat where opposing sides fight from, defend, and attack from, relatively permanent, deeply dug trench systems.
trench warfare
This peace agreement ended the First World War and imposed harsh conditions on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
These laws were the foundational antisemitic statutes that institutionalized racial persecution in Germany. Comprising the "Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour" and the "Reich Citizenship Law," they stripped Jews of citizenship, banned intermarriage with non-Jews, and defined Jewish identity by ancestry.
Nuremberg Laws
This term refers to the intentional disappearance of an ethnic nation
Ethnic cleansing
At the time of the Paris Peace Conference, this president of the US, had more idealistic goals and sought out a lasting peace
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Media that are spreads ideas with the intent of achieving a specific goal.
What is propaganda?
What were the national interest of France during the Paris Peace Conference after the end of WWI?
Revenge: France aimed to permanently weaken Germany militarily, territorially, and economically to prevent future invasions, while reclaiming lost territory
Two reasons why ultranationalism can develop in a nation.
What is an economic crisis, a strong leader, feelings of alienation, feelings of self determination, scapegoating....?
After WWII, an economic crisis descended on the United States in the 1930's. What is that time called?
What is the Great Depression?
3 of the 6 terms pertaining to Germany's punishment fo9r WW1 in the Treaty of Versailles
What are Guilt for the War (clause), Armed forces limited, Reparation payments, Germany lost territory, Cannot Join League of Nations, forbade Anschluss
State-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service
What is conscription?
What is isolationism?
This is the first country Hitler invaded, breaking the Treaty of Versailles
The United States rationalized this military action due to Japan's unwillingness to surrender unconditionally
What is the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The name of the plan for Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts
Schlieffen Plan
The three countries that notably pursued expansionist policies in the Interwar period, aiming to assert dominance and acquire new territories?
What are Japan, Italy, and Germany?
Seen as a moment of persecution on the stages of genocide, this event included the destruction of thousands of Jewish shops and synagogues and huge fines imposed on the Jews for the destruction caused by the "just German anger"
Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)
There is controversy surrounding whether or not this constitutes as a genocide. It took place in the Soviet Union and targeted Ukrainians.
What is Holodomor?
What is the difference between domestic policy and foreign policy?
Domestic policy governs a nation’s internal affairs, such as health care, education, and taxes, while foreign policy manages external relations, including diplomacy, trade, and defense.