World War I
fighting took place here and it was slow, muddy, boring, deadly, and disease-ridden!
What are the TRENCHES!
the state controls everything, dictator, cult of personality, heavy propaganda, loyalty required, etc.
What is totalitarianism?
other countries keep letting Hitler do crazy things so Hitler doesn't stop doing crazy things (like invading Czechoslovakia)
What is appeasement? (besides a failed policy!)
name the type of economy:
market forces like supply and demand regulate the economy
what is a market economy?
Hitler's Final Solution
What is Hitler's decision to exterminate the Jews?
5 causes of WWI
What are militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and assassnation?
one of history's biggest scrubs, magic man who "healed" Czarina's son
Who is RA-RA-RASPUTIN
Result of D-day
What is the allies invade mainland Europe?
define coup d'état
North Koreans worship Kim-Jong Un similar to how Stalin resembled a father figure. This leader worship is called
What is a cult of personality?
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
During the Russian Revolution, Lenin's Soviet Communists were called this
What are Bolsheviks?
Blitzkrieg
What is the German war strategy during WW2? or What are intense, fast attacks also called "lightning war"?
decolonization
What is the process of countries gaining independence from former colonizers?
Who is Winton Churchill?
channeling all of a nation's resources (social and economic) into a war effort
What is total war?
Result of October Revolution
What is communist government takes power in Russia?
turning point battle in the Pacific that stopped the Japanese win-streak
proxy war
What is major countries fight indirectly by instigating conflicts in smaller countries?
the father of a type of government that is extremely authoritarian and nationalistic (name the person and this type of government)
Germany has to disarm military, pay reparations, and loses land
Result of the February Revolution
What is the Czar abdicates the throne?
3 reasons the US dropped the atomic bomb
What is...
to make Japan surrender?
to intimidate the USSR?
to avoid invading Japan?
Define both perestroika and glasnost AND explain why they are important
What is...
perestroika: economic restructuring
glasnost: openness about political issues
both contributed to the collapse of the USSR