Industrial Revolution
Invention of the Industrial Revolution used in textile manufacturing to spin several threads at once
What is the Spinning Jenny?
The theory that powerful and strong nations are better than weaker nations
What is Social Darwinism?
Militarism. Alliances. Imperialism. Nationalism.
What were the MAIN causes of World War I?
The mass killing of ethnic groups
What is Genocide?
A far-right form of government in which most of the country's power is held by one ruler or a small group
What is Fascism?
This process involved mass-producing steel from molten pig iron
What is the Bessemer Process?
A term used when western officials take complete and total control of land they're conquering
What is Direct Rule?
The name of the alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia during WWI.
What was the Triple Entente?
Death squads of the SS whose job was to march through Germany occupied territory and commit mass murder
Who were the Einsatzgruppen?
This was the collaborationist French government during WWII
What was the Vichy government?
What was the Industrial Revolution?
A term used when western officials allow local leaders to remain in charge
What is Indirect rule?
The name of the alliance between Germany, Italy, Austro-Hungary during WWI
What was the Triple Alliance?
Two cities in Japan that had atomic bombs dropped on them, causing Japan to surrender in WWII
What were Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
A military pact formed between Germany, Italy, and Japan on September 27, 1940, essentially creating the "Axis Powers" during World War II
What was the Tripartite Pact?
Places where workers experienced long working hours, disease, and other injuries.
What were factories?
The belief that it was the "White Man's" duty to civilize primitive people
What was the White Man's Burden?
He was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip to free Bosnia from Austro-Hungarian control.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
An agreement to prevent a full-scale invasion of Czechoslovakia by allowing Germany to take the Sudetenland
What was the Munich Agreement ?
Adam Smith believed this influences the economic decision making of individuals.
The term used for a group of workers who come together to fight for improved working conditions.
What is a Labor Union?
The name given to the exploited working class who earn a wage for a living
Who are the Proletariat?
This peace treaty included terms such as:
Germany must accept blame for WWI!
Germany must pay war reparations!
Weaken Germany's Army and Navy!
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Battle where allied forces pushed back the German advance through the Ardennes, significantly weakening the German air force and armored divisions
What was the Battle of the Bulge ?
This term was the name of Japan's attempt at creating an economically independent empire
What was the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (GEACPS) ?