The Shifting State power after 1900
What revolution inspired the creation of the USSR?
The Russian Revolution of 1905
Which two countries first declared WW2
Britain and France
What new fighting tactic was introduced during WW1?
Trench Warfare
How many people died during the Holocaust?
6 million.
What was the main economic result of the Treaty of Versailles?
German Hyperinflation.
What was the group that organized the decline of the Ottoman Empire?
The Young Turks
What is Militarism?
Militarism is the belief that states ought to build up strong militaries and employ them aggressively to protect their own interests.
What was propaganda?
Campaigns that demonized enemies and often exaggerated the atrocities those enemies were committing Usually used intensified forms of nationalism.
What were the two ethnic groups in the Rwandan Genocide?
The Tutsis and Hutus
What was Holodomor?
A Ukrainian famine that killed millions of people due to all the food going to industrial workers.
Why did the people of Mexico revolt against their president?
Large economic gaps between the rich and the poor.
What are the 4 MAIN causes of WW1
Milliartism, International Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What peace treaty officially ended WW1
Treaty of Versailles
Who killed people during the Cambodian Genocide?
The Khmer Rouge
What was the New Deal?
A collection of policies that seeked to reform the economy by putting people to work in government infrastructure projects, starting retirement programs, and creating medical insurance.
The tensions between which two groups inspired the Boxer Rebellion in China?
The Manchurian Qing and the Han Chinese.
What countries wanted to expand during WW2
Germany, Mussolini in Italy, and Japan wanted to expand their countries
What did WW2 lead to
The formation of the United Nations and the beginning of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
What state's army was responsible for the Nanjing Masscre?
The Japanese Imperial Army.
What was the 5-year plan for the Soviet Union?
A plan that prioritized industrializing quickly over the next five years.
Why were lots of new states formed during this time period?
Colonized areas rebelled against their imperial colonizers to gain independence.
What was the triple alliance
The triple alliance was Germany, Italy, and the Austrian Hungarian empire. These states would help build railroads between them to help prepare for war.
What new military technologies were made in WW1
machine guns, chemical gas, and tanks.
Why did Stalin's Great Purge happen?
The protests of people due to Holdomor.
What were the significance of debts between the world wars?
Allied powers weren't receiving reparations from Germany. Colonial states needed money from imperial powers as well.