Vocabulary
A group of countries that work together to protect each other from other nations.
Alliance
Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. His death is the spark that led to WW1.
Franz Ferdinand
A system of government led by a dictator who typically rules by forcefully and often violently suppressing opposition and criticism, uses nationalism to gain support.
Fascism
The last czar of Russia who tried to inspire his troops in WW1 by fighting on the front lines. He was forced to abdicate in 1917 by the Russian Revolution and eventually murdered along with his family.
Nicholas II
A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources and the military view civilians and factories as targets
Total War
Who are the national leaders that headed the Allied forces during World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin
A political system where the government/dictator has total control over the lives of the citizens.
Totalitarianism
Why is President Woodrow Wilson significant?
Delivered the "Fourteen Points" speech after World War I, of which the main point used in the Treaty of Versailles was the formation of the League of Nations
The increase in the price of goods and the decline in the value of money.
Inflation
Lebensraum, Mein Kampf, and the idea of a master Aryan Race are all associated with what historical figure from WW2?
Adolf Hitler