World War I (causes)
When you have extreme pride in your country
Nationalism
Where did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?
Russia
What causes in found in both World War I and World War II?
Allainces
Characteristics of a totalitarian leader.
- Censorship
- Abuse of power
- Government owned property
- Government control
What was the Iron Curtain?
The imaginary line that divided Europe between communist Eastern Europe and Western Democratic Europe.
The idea that a country should have the strongest military?
Militarism
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?
What was the League of Nations and why did it fail?
International peace keeping organization that failed cause major superpowers like the United States and Russia did not Join and because they had no military to fight back.
How did Stalin come to power?
Took power after the death of Lenin.
What is the Cold War?
Years of tension between the US and the USSR over the spread or expansion of Communism
Made the war bigger because more countries had to join
Alliances
What was the slogan of the Bolshevik revolution? (Hint: 3 things)
Peace, Land, Bread
What is appeasement and how did it led to WWII?
Appeasement is giving into someones demands to avoid conflict.
It led to WWII because Hitler was given part of Czechoslovakia and then continued to invade the rest of the country.
What kind of government did Russia have under Stalin's?
Communism
Why is war good for the economy?
Puts factories to work which employs more people. Stimulates the economy.
When a bigger country takes over a weaker one..
Imperialism
How did the Bolshevik Revolution change the government of Russia?
It made it Communist
How did the Treaty of Versailles led to WWII?
TOV shamed Germany after WWI and gave harsh punishments that led to a disgraced German population. Hitler wanted revenge.
What is collectivization?
When the Stalin took over all the farms and made them property of the government.
How did the TOV punish Germany?
- Lost territory
- Had to take the blame for WWI
- Had to shrink the military
- Pay reparations
What was the SPARK that caused WWI to start?
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Why did people join the Bolshevik Revolution?
You need to give at least 2 reasons or explain.
- Corruption of the Government
- Mistreatment of workers
- Bad working conditions
- Government attacking the peasants
What was the spark that started WWII?
invasion of Poland
What was Stalin's Five Year Plan
Rapidly industrialize Russia and improve their agricultural production.
Name TWO Cold War Conflicts/Wars
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet-Afghan War
Berlin Wall