World War I
Causes of World War I
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Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand *
Leader who brought Russia into World War I completely unprepared with no supplies, fuel, efficient transportation, or competent leadership
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Czar Nicholas II
Attempts by European nations to give Hitler land and territory (Sudetenland) to avoid another world war
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Appeasement
Event in 1941 that led the United States to enter World War II
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Japan bombing US naval base, Pearl Harbor
Anti-Jewish feelings, strong dislike of the Jewish community
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Anti-Semitism
Type of fighting during WW1 that prioritized defense and led to a stalemate on the western front
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Trench Warfare
Ideology brought to Russia by Vladimir Lenin that appealed to peasants / working class with the idea of equal wealth distribution
Communism
Spark of World War II
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Invasion of Poland
The alliance that Japan is part of in World War II
Axis Powers
Massive industrial centers used to rid of Jews, Gypsies, and any other groups Hitler deemed "unworthy"
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Concentration / death camps
When all of a country’s resources goes into fighting a war (food, materials, ammunition, fuel, manpower, etc.
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Total War
Vladimir Lenin's policy in Russia that incorporated capitalism into the communist economy - allowed people to make profit
New Economic Policy
Hitler's military strategy of quick and fast military strikes
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Blitzkrieg
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Island Hopping
Hitler's master race - blonde hair and blue eyes
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Aryan race
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Treaty of Versailles
Succeeded Lenin and ruled through terror, police brutality, and purges
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Josef Stalin
Germany's first major loss on the eastern front - violated the non-aggression pact with the Soviets
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The Battle of Stalingrad
2 Japanese cities bombed by the US
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hitler's justification to expand territory to create "living space" for his "master race"
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Lebensraum
Woodrow Wilson's plan for plan for peace post World War I that was rejected by the other allies of the Triple Entente
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The 14 Points
Stalin's forced famine in Ukraine, killing millions
Holodomor
Allied invasion landing on beaches in France to liberate western Europe from German control. Forced Hitler to fight a 2-front war - turning point
Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
Peacekeeping organization that replaced the failed League of Nations and prioritized "collective security"
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United Nations
International document created to ensure the rights and freedoms of all people around the world and that the Holocaust never happens again
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Declaration of Human Rights