Industrialization
Shift from making goods from human/ animal power to machinery
What is the industrial revolution?
policy in which a strong nation seeks to control other countries
What is imperialism?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
What was the event that started (sparked) WW1?
Fascist leader of Italy
WHo was Mussolini?
Event that began WW2 in Europe
What was Hitler's invasion of Poland?
Place where the Industrial Revolution began
Where is England?
desire to make money, nationalism, spread Christianity, racial superiority
What are motivations/ reasons for western nations to imperialize weaker nations?
Treaty that ended WW1?
What is the Treaty of Versaille?
government control over every aspect of public and private life
What is Totalitarianism?
The systematic mass extermination of Jews
What was the Holocaust?
private ownership for profit, supply and demand, Laissez-faire government
What is Capitalism?
Which country was forced to industrialize or become colonized by western nations?
What is Japan?
Reason Russia chose to leave WW1 early.
What was the Russian Revolution?
Before WW2, Country that invaded China for resources and was responsible for the Rape of Nanjing
Who was Japan?
Superpowers who fought the Cold War?
WHo were the USA and USSR (Russia)?
Government controls some (public) businesses, Others are private, cheap products, high taxes
What is socialism?
A country controlled by another foreign power
What is a colony?
First Communist leader of Russia
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war
What is appeasement?
Cold war was a conflict between what two ideals?
What are communism and capitalism?
Coal and iron
What are major natural resources that fueled the Industrial Revolution?
the period where Japan quickly modernized and industrialized in the late 1800's
What is the Meiji Restoration?
"M.A.I.N." causes of WW1?
What is militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
leader who demands complete loyalty; Celebrates the nation; Dissent is not tolerated; calls for action against all enemies; Economy is strictly controlled by the government; Military, youth, and masculinity are glorified
WHat are the characteristics of fascism?
US President that is most responsible for ending the Cold War
Who was Ronald Reagan?