policy of extending a nations power & influence by gaining control over territory (colonies) through political/military needs
What is imperialism?
100
another name for the trench warfare of WWI
What is no-mans land?
100
the strategy by France & England to stop Hitler
What is appeasement?
100
The event that sparked WWI & the group that committed it
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand?
100
the cause of the Russian Revolution
What is discontent among factory workers and peasants over economic/educational opportunities (inequality)?
200
someone who is not an active member of a police or military force
What is a civilian?
200
when you do not favor or support either side in a dispute
What is neutrality?
200
"lightning war", military tactic that combined swift, massive, and highly coordinated attacks by planes, tanks, & infantry to overwhelm and quickly conquer an enemy
What is Blitzkrieg?
200
what does the phrase "the Hammer or the Anvil" mean?
What is kill or be killed?
200
Name two benefits that Mexico's Constitution of 1917 gave to its people
What is retirement, life, health, & unemployment insurance programs? labor unions, freedom of religion, free public education, nationalized mineral/oil resources
300
the planned and systematic extermination of an entire racial, ethnic, political, or cultural group
What is genocide?
300
a draw or a deadlock, like in trench warfare
What is a stalemate?
300
event that brought the USA into WWII
What is Pearl Harbor?
300
Name & list the two opposing sides in WWI
What is Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy, & A-H) & Triple Entente (England, France, Russia)?
300
What caused the decline of the Ottoman Empire?
What is siding with Germany (Allies) during WWI?
400
the glorification of military preparedness & armed strength
What is militarism?
400
Name two events that pressured the U.S. to join the Triple Entente in WWI
What is the sinking of the Lusitania (U-Boat blockades) & the telegram Germany sent to Mexico to join the war?
400
atrocities like murder & extermination committed by Hitler & the Nazis towards the Jews.
What is the Holocaust?
400
Name the three underlying causes of WWI
What is alliances, militarism, & imperialism?
400
the reason leaders like Mussolini (Italy), Hitler (Germany), Stalin (Soviet Union), & Franco (Spain) came to power
What is post WWI problems/the Treaty of Versailles?
500
a nation or government in which total control is given to the hands of one all-powerful leader
What is a dictatorship?
500
Describe two details from the Treaty of Versailles that hurt Germany.
What is reparations ($33 billion), loss of colonies, limited armed forces (no offensive weapons), banishment from the Rhineland, reduced Germany's size/population by 10%
500
event that ended WWII in the Pacific
What is the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki?
500
Name & describe the most important underlying cause of WWI
What is imperialism? Nations like Germany & A-H were jealous of Britain & France's colonies/colonial empire size
500
Name a reason why the communist won in China
What is the Communist (Red Army) success in defeating/pushing back the Japanese in WWII?