Vocabulary
intense loyalty to one's nation, often leading to hostility towards other nations is called...
Ultranationalism
what guides decisions about what to do within a country
domestic policy
What event sparked the beginning of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This international peace organization was created after WWI as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
League of Nations
This event on September 1, 1939, is considered the official start of World War II.
Invasion of Poland
a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible is called...
stalemate
Who is most notably not involved in the Arctic land claims?
The Inuit peoples
Britain, France, and Russia make up which alliance?
Triple Entente
Germany struggled to pay their reparations which resulted in what...
Germany's strategy of lightning fast warfare is defined as what?
Blitzkrieg
information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view is defined as what?
propaganda
What are two reasons why countries are interested in the Arctic?
1) rich in resources
2) strategic trade routes
Which country does Germany invade to bring Britain into the war?
Belgium
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, known as this, placed sole blame for the war on Germany.
War Guilt Clause
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany’s 1941 invasion of this country.
the systematic killing of an unwanted national, ethnic, racial or religious group is defined as what?
genocide
What are the three reasons why a nation pursues national interest?
survival (security), economic growth, quality of life
What is signed to end the war?
an armistice
This area was demilitarized to act as a buffer between Germany and France.
Rhineland
Which battle was a major turning point for the allies that involved 5 seaborne invasions in France?
D-Day
the territory that a state or nation believes is needed for its natural development is defined as what?
Lebensraum
What is Hans Island?
sits directly between Denmark and Canada and was a place of large contention eventually they decided to split it directly in half
What are the 4 main causes of WWI?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What were the three major causes leading to WWII?
propaganda, appeasement, ultranationalism
WWII marked the beginning of what type of nationalism?
internationalism