WWI and the Interwar Period
When prices go up over time
Inflation
This person was dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and leader of the Nazi Party, which was a fascist movement with an extreme focus on racial purity and antisemitism
Adolf Hitler
A surprise attack by Japan on a US naval base in Hawaii that brought America into WWII.
Pearl Harbor
The term in ancient greek for a city-state
Polis
A source of information that was created at the time under study
Primary Source
This treaty ended WWI and also contributed to the start of WWII
The Treaty of Versailles
Alliance between Great Britain, France, The Soviet Union, The United States, and China.
Allied Powers
A powerful weapon that causes huge destruction using nuclear energy.
Atomic Bomb
This city-state claimed it was democratic, it experienced a golden age of scientific and artistic growth
Athens
A source that was created later by someone that did not experience firsthand or participate in the events in which they are writing/speaking about.
Secondary Source
German political party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party) that was antisemitic and anti-immigrant.
Alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Axis Powers
The first Japanese city hit by an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.
This city-state was militaristic, and was organized around complete uniformity and equality
Sparta
What parts make up a claim?
Argument and Reasoning
Agreements between nations stating that they will assist each other if they are attacked
Alliance
A prejudice, hostility, or discrimination against Jews.
Antisemitism
A secret US program during WWII that created the first atomic bombs.
Manhattan Project
What body of water surrounds Greece?
Mediterranean
What does BCE and ACE stand for?
Before Common Era and After Common Era
When one powerful leader takes control by emphasizing extreme pride in one's country and scapegoating problems within the country.
Two battles changes changed the course of the war, reversing the Nazi blitzkrieg and contributing to an Allied victory. Name one of those battles.
Stalingrad,
D-Day
This scientist was the head of the Manhattan project and was nicknamed the "father of the atomic bomb"
Robert J. Oppenheimer
He was a statemen of Athens, and gave a funeral oration (speech) dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the Peloponnesian war
Pericles
What are two things historians can do to make sure their interpretations of the past are accurate?
Source and Corroborate information