Imperialism & Colonialism
What is Imperialism?
Domination by one country over another’s political, economic, or cultural life.
What is militarism?
This term means glorifying the military and preparing for war.
What are the Blackshirts?
The militant combat squads used by Mussolini to intimidate and suppress opposition.
What are the Axis Powers?
This term describes the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII.
What is the Cold War?
This was the ideological and political struggle between the U.S. and Soviet Union after WWII.
What is sphere of influence?
A region where an outside power claims exclusive trading privileges.
What is an ultimatum?
A final set of demands; failure to meet it may lead to war.
What is the March on Rome?
This event in 1922 helped Mussolini come to power in Italy.
What is the Luftwaffe?
The name for the German air force during WWII.
What is the United Nations?
This international organization was founded after WWII to promote peace and cooperation.
What is Sati?
This Hindu custom involved widows joining their husbands in death.
What is the Triple Entente?
This alliance united France, Russia, and Britain before the war.
What is Russification?
A policy to make non-Russian cultures adopt Russian language and culture.
What is the Bataan Death March?
The forced march of American and Filipino POWs by the Japanese in 1942.
What is the Marshall Plan?
A U.S. foreign policy strategy to send aid to rebuild European economies and resist communism.
What is paternalistic rule?
A paternal style of ruling a colony, like a father governs a child.
What is a convoy?
These were groups of merchant ships protected by warships during WWI
What are kulaks?
Wealthy peasants targeted by Stalin during forced collectivization.
What is island-hopping?
This strategy involved capturing key islands while bypassing others in the Pacific.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This military alliance was created in 1949 to defend against the Soviet threat.
What is the Boer War?
This war between the British and Dutch settlers in South Africa lasted from 1899–1902.
What are the Dardanelles?
This strategic waterway in Turkey was vital for controlling supply lines to Russia
What is socialist realism?
The Soviet artistic style meant to glorify communism and depict a positive view of life under Stalin.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This February 1945 meeting between Allied leaders helped plan the postwar world.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
A mutual defense alliance formed by the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc nations in 1955.