Pre-WWI
The domination of a superior over an inferior nation
Imperialism
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
Armistice
What was the country that proposed the League of Nations but did not join.
USA
Stalin means...
Man of Steel
Land is owned by the state
Communism
Is the build up of armaments for war. (Weapons and equipment for war)
Militarism
To be an ace, a pilot had to down ____ enemy aircraft
5
A financial plan that planned to strengthen Germany's economy through a 200 million dollar loan from American Banks. Stabilized Germany's economy.
Dawes Plan
Japan had economic control over what area since the 1900's
Manchuria
Emperor Hirohito's reigning name was ________ which translated to "enlightened harmony"
Showa
What was the shot heard around the world?
Franz Ferdinand
The last German offensive was called
Kaiserschlacht
Crash of 1929 is also known as...
Black Thursday
Nazism is also known as the ______________ Party
National Socialist German Workers’
What was the overall name given to the six treaties?
the Peace of Paris
The plan made to counter-act anything that the Germans do.
Plan Seventeen
The Zimmerman Telegraph proposed to Mexico that they would get what territories
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
What were the two world powers that came out better financially from the Great war than they entered it?
United States and Japan
What does Mein Kampf translate to and what are the four main points in the book?
My Struggle
Main Points:
1. Gross Deutschland- Greater Germany
2. Anschluss- Union with Austria
3. The Aryan Race is the superior race
4. Use violence to achieve your goals
What practice did Hirohito end? Describe it.
Ended concubinage which is the practice of keeping a concubine. A concubine is a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.
What were the two alliance systems formed and who was in each?
Triple Entente
-Russia, French, Britain
Triple Alliance
-Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Name four problems in the trenches.
1.Boredom
2.Hygiene
3.Water (Trench foot)
4.Rat infestation
5.Chlorine Gas
6.Being buried alive
The Great Depression was complex, but what were the three weaknesses in the economy that were shown?
1. Over production and under consumption a. Factories producing more than needed b. Supply and demand c. Stores stopped buying – spiral effect
2. The plight of the farmer a. Farmers couldn’t make loan payments b. Banks started foreclosing c. Businesses went broke
3. Had a huge psychological affect on people with loss of life savings
What countries were a part of the Axis Powers and why were they called this?
-Italy (Mussolini), Germany (Hitler), and Imperial Japan (Hirohito)
-They wanted to be the axis that Europe and the world rotated around.
What were Wilson’s goals for the blueprint of peace called the “Fourteen Points”?
1. eliminate the causes of wars
2. Self determnination (ensure ethnic groups they could control their own political futures.
3. League of Nations