WW1
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
What event "sparked" WW1?
Reason Russia chose to leave WW1 early.
What is Russian Civil War?
government control over every aspect of public and private life
What is "totalitarianism"
German invasion of Poland
What event began WW2 in Europe?
Superpowers that fought the Cold War?
Who were the USA and Russia (USSR/ Soviet Union)?
Treaty that ended WW1
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
First Communist leader of Russia
Who was Vladamir Lenin?
Fascist leader of Italy
Who was Mussolini?
Day of Infamy
What was the bombing of Pearl Harbor? OR What was the name of FDR's famous speech to Congress?
Chinese leader who established The People's Republic of China (Communist China)?
Who is Mao Zedong
Long-term causes of WW1 (Think M.A.I.N.)?
What are militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
It became the first communist state
What is Russia? OR What is the significance of the Russian Revolution?
Before WW2, the country that invaded China for resources
Who was Japan
The event that began the liberation of France and opened the Western Front in Europe.
What is D-Day
First US President to visit China
Who was Richard Nixon
The sinking of the Lusitania & The Zimmerman Telegram
What major events forced America to join WW1?
1854, Commodore Matthew Perry sails into Tokyo Bay with a fleet of warships
What event ended Japanese isolationism?
policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war
What is appeasement?
Took away citizenship and other rights
What are the Nuremberg Laws?
Gorbachev's policies of opening the Soviet Economy
What is perestroika?
Used to mobilize civilians to ration, buy war bonds, enlist, and work in war industries in a total war effort
What is propaganda?
Time period in the late 1800s, when Japan quickly industrialized and westernized
What was the Meiji Restoration?
leader who demands complete loyalty; Celebrates the nation; Dissent is not tolerated; calls for action against all enemies; Economy is strictly controlled by the government; Military, youth, and masculinity are glorified
What are the characteristics of Fascism?
Adopted by the United Nations, the code of conduct for the treatment of all people & protection by their government
What is the UDHR or Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
US President that is most responsible for ending the Cold War
Who was Ronald Reagan?