World War I
This plan was an attempted to end the war quickly however, it led stalemate fighting in trench
Schlieffen Plan
self-determination is a nationally become a country allowed to rule themselves after WW1 this country was granted self-determination (HINT: it ticked off Germany)
Poland
What is appeasement?
the policy of giving aggressive or enemy nations what they want in order to avoid conflict.
Why were the Russian people unhappy?
They were sick and tired of being sick and tired involved and wars and
demanded "Peace and Bread!"
Wrote the book on Communism
Karl Marx and Fredrick Engles
Name 4 MAIN reasons that led to World War I.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism,
Name three authoritarian leaders who rose to power during the Great Depression.
Stalin (USSR), Mussolini (Italy), Hitler (Germany)
What triggered the start of World War II?
What is the invasion of Poland.
People organized strikes and protests demanding food and fuel
Czar Nicholas II abdicated (gave up) his power
What was the March Revolution of 1917?
The book on Communism
Which of the Allies dropped out of the war? Why?
Russia because of the Russian Revolution
Name two characteristics of Authoritarian Governments.
Censorship, One-Party Rule, Secret Police, Propaganda, Limited Rights
What is total war? Give at least two examples of how a country achieves this?
The channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort
Examples:
–Institution of conscription – “the draft”
–Governments raised taxes and borrowed money
–Governments rationed food, gasoline, & other materials
Who led the Bolshevik movement?
Vladimir Lenin
Industrial Revolution
Name at least four new technologies of World War I.
poison gas, machine guns, airplanes, tanks, submarines, zeppelins
What was the League of Nations & what was its purpose?
was set up after World War I by countries around the world to keep the peace
Why did the US get involved in World War II? How did the US end the war?
Pearl Harbor and dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
Who were the Cheka?
Secret police force
Arrested (and often executed) anyone considered an “enemy of the revolution”
What were the "Five Year Plans"?
These plans set high production goals for industries like mining, railroads, electric plants and manufacturers.
The Five Year plans were successful in increasing the industrial output of the Soviet Union. The country became a world leader in industrial goods
1. Germany is to blame 2. Germany pays reparations 3. Germany demilitarizes was found in what document
what is the Treaty of Versailles, that ended World War I.
Give two examples of failure of the league of nations
the invasion of Manchuria
Massacre/Rape of Nanjing
Invasion of Abyssinia by Italy
a war plan where the Germans would go in and attack quickly then retreat, regroup and attack again
blitzkrieg
Who took over the communist party after Lenin died?
Joseph Stalin
outmaneuvered Trotsky politically
What was the Great Purge?
an attempt to expel ‘opportunists’ and ‘counter-revolutionary infiltrators.’ measures ranged from banishment to the Gulag labor camps to execution after "trials."