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
An international organization formed after World War II to keep peace and solve global problems.
United Nations
When European nations began competing to colonize Africa (1881-1914)
The Scramble for Africa
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 was the economic system of the United States
Capitalism
System of segregating white South Africans and black South Africans
Afrikaan for “apartness”
Apartheid
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 was the economic system of the Soviet Union
Communism
a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germany from 1884 to 1885 that formalized their claims to African territory
The Berlin Conferece
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
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This was a Dutch settler of South Africa
Boer
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
The idea that having strong weapons, like nuclear bombs, and powerful alliances will stop other countries from attacking out of fear.
Deterrence
The African National Congress