REGENTS VOCABULARY
What is hyperinflation?
Prices increasen= value of money decreases
What event led to the start of World War II?
(1939) Germany Invasion of Poland
What event started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What country did Adolf Hitler fail to invade in World War II?
Soviet Union
Laws which discriminated against Jewish People in Germany
The Nuremberg Laws
discrimination or hatred toward Jewish People
Anti-semitism
Meeting in Great Britain gave Germany permission to take over Czechoslavakia
Munich Conference
Which two Alliance formed as a result of the World War I?
Triple Entente (Allies) vs Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
What are the main countries which were part of the Allied Powers?
US-Great Britain- France and Russia
what is another word for the Russian Revolution?
Bolshevik Revolution
What are two characteristics of Fascism?
Extreme Nationalism
Censorship
totalitarian dictatorship
Which historical event was a turning point for the Allies in World War II?
D-Day , June 6th,1944
What are three examples of technology developed in World War I?
Machine Guns
Barb Wire
Poisonous Gas
Tanks
U-Boats
Flame Throwers
Prior to World War I, What region is described as the "powder keg of Europe"
The Balkan Peninsula
Fascist leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini
mass killing in which people are targeted because of race, ethnicity or religion
Genocide
Name of German Strategy for quickly invading countries in Europe ( means "lightening war")
Blitzkrieg
Name 2 empires which collapsed after WWI?
Ottoman Empire
Austrian Empire
Russian Empire
Which nation did not join the League of Nations?
The United States
Who is the leader of The Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Giving someone what they want in order to avoid conflict
appease
What are 2 ways Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?
remilitarized
took over Austria & Rhineland
refused to pay reparations
Which document forced Germany to accept war guilt?
Treaty of Versailles
What does the term geographic context mean?
Where and why
Two Effects of the Russian Revolution
Czar Nicholas II & Romanov Family executed
Russian Empire --> Soviet Union (USSR)
Monrachy--> Communist Country