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6667040110Triple allianceAlliance among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy at the end of the 19th century; part of European alliance system and balance of power prior to World War I.0
6667040111Central PowersIn World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies.1
6667040112Schlieffen PlanGerman General Staff's early 20th century overall strategic plan for victory in a possible future war where it might find itself fighting on two fronts: France to the west and Russia to the east.2
6667040113isolationismA policy of non participation in international economic and political relations. A policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries3
6667040114Zimmerman telegramMarch 1917. Sent from German Foreign Secretary, addressed to German minister in Mexico City. Mexico should attack the US if US goes to war with Germany (needed that advantage due to Mexico's promixity to the US). In return, Germany would give back Tex, NM, Arizona etc to Mexico.4
6667040115Fourteen PointsA series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.5
6667040116League of NationsA world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946.6
6667040118Red ArmyBolshevik Communist army in the Russian Civil War7
6667040119New Economic Policy (NEP)Lenin's 1921 policy re-establishing limited economic freedom in an attempt to rebuild agriculture and industry in the face of economic disintegration.8
6667040120Five Year PlansPlans that Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the Soviet Union rapidly, beginning in 1928. They set goals for the output of steel, electricity, machinery, and most other products and were enforced by the police powers of the state.9
6667040122Great Depression(1929-1939) The dramatic decline in the world's economy due to the United State's stock market crash of 1929, the overproduction of goods from World War I, and decline in the need for raw materials from non industrialized nations. Results in millions of people losing their jobs as banks and businesses closed around the world. Many people were reduced to homelessness, and had to rely on government sponsored soup kitchens to eat. World trade also declined as many countries imposed protective tariffs in an attempt to restore their economies.10
6667040123fascismA political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition11
6667040124totalitarianismA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)12
6667040125Black ShirtsA private army under Mussolini who destroyed socialist newspapers, union halls, and Socialist party headquarters, eventually pushing Socialists out of the city governments of Northern Italy.13
6667040126Reichstagthe parliament of Germany before 1945 (and the name of its building). Previously the general assembly of the Holy Roman Empire, and later the North German Confederation. After 1949 it was replaced with the current German parliament, the Bundestag.14
6667040127nationalismA sense of national pride to such an extent of exalting one nation above all others15
6667040128appeasementGiving in to the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace16
6667040129Manhattan ProjectCode name for the U.S. effort during World War II to produce the atomic bomb. Much of the early research was done in New York City by refugee physicists in the United States.17
6667040130the HolocaustThe mass murder of 6 million Jews and others in Nazi concentration camps.18
6667040131genocideDeliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group19
6667040132Marshall PlanA United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)20
6667040133Cold War(1945-1991) The period after the Second World War marked by rivalry and tension between the two nuclear superpowers, the United States and the communist government of the Soviet Union. It ended when the Soviet government collapsed in 1991.21
6667040134sphere of influenceA foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities. a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.22
6667040135Soviet blocThe Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries that installed Communist regimes after World War II and were dominated by the Soviet Union.23
6667040136Western BlocThe Western bloc, also known as the Capitalist bloc, refers to the countries allied with the United States against the Soviet Union and its allies. Sometimes also called the "Free World" or "Western World." The name for Western Europe, the parts of Europe not controlled by the Soviets.24
6667040137NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by the Soviets and their allies25
6667040138Iron CurtainA term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest of the world.26
6667040139Three Principles of the PeopleSun Yat-sen's doctrine that advocated for democracy, nationalism, & economic equality for all Chinese27
6667040140WesternizationAn adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of Western—especially European or American—countries.28
6667040141guerilla warfareUsed effectively by the Viet Cong, it is a style of fighting that involves striking fast and without warning, then retreating before one's enemy can fully respond29
6667040142Platt AmendmentAllowed the United States to intervene in Cuba and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay.30
6667040143Good NeighborFranklin D. Roosevelt policy in which the U.S. pledged that the U.S. would no longer intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries. This reversed Teddy Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy.31
6667040144export economyA type of economy in which goods are produced mainly for export rather than for domestic use32
6667040145glasnostA policy of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev which called for more openness with the nations of West, and a relaxing of restraints on Soviet citizenry.33
6667040146perestroikaA policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society34
6667040147ethnic cleansingProcess in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region35
6667040148passive resistanceNonviolent opposition to authority, especially a refusal to cooperate with legal requirements.36
6667040149NGOsNon-Governmental Organizations: groups who were concerned about social movements37
6667040150apartheidA South African policy of complete legal separation of the races, including the banning of all social contacts between blacks and whites.38
6667040151pogromsGovernment supported attacks against Jews in Russia39
6667040152OPECAn international oil cartel originally formed in 1960. Represents the majority of all oil produced in the world. Attempts to limit production to raise prices. It's long name is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.40
6667040153special economic zonesIn 1979, the Chinese government set up these zones on the coast near Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Improved transportation, lower taxes, and other incentives attracted investments from foreign businesses. They helped stimulate innovation and helped China grow economically.41
6667040154Archduke Franz FerdinandHeir to Austrian throne from 1896: assassinated on June 28, 1914 during good-will mission in Sarajevo, Bosnia by Serbians, sparking WWI: caused Germany and other Austro Allies to declare war on Serbia and its allies42
6667040155Gavrilo PrincipThe assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand43
6667040156Treaty of Versailles1919 treaty that officially ended World War I; the immense penalties it placed on Germany are regarded as one of the causes of World War II44
6667040157Russian RevolutionPrompted by labor unrest, personal liberties, and elected representatives, this political revolution occurred in 1917 when Czar Nicholas II was murdered and Vladimir Lenin sought control to implement his ideas of socialism.45
6667040158Czar Nicholas(1868-1918) Czar of Russia (1894-1917). He was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Later, he and his family were killed by the revolution's leadership.46
6667040159Alexander KerenskyA respected member of the Duma and a Soviet; he was chosen to be the leader of the provisional government that replaced Nicholas II.47
6667040160BolsheviksA party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.48
6667040161Vladimir LeninRussian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924).49
6667040162Treaty of Brest-LitovskA signed agreement between Russia and the Central Powers when Russia withdrew from the War. Russia surrendered Poland, the Ukraine and other territory.50
6667040163Soviet UnionA Communist nation, consisting of Russia and 14 other states, that existed from 1922 to 1991.51
6667040164Leon TrotskyRussian revolutionary intellectual and close adviser to Lenin. A leader of the Bolshevik Revolution (1917), he was later expelled from the Communist Party (1927) and banished (1929) for his opposition to the authoritarianism of Stalin52
6667040165Ataturk"Father of the Turks" who helped to create Republic of Turkey and wanted to modernize [westernize] Turkey as well as separate religion and government53
6667040166Joseph StalinBolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communists after 1924, and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953. He led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition54
6667040167USSRUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics. Created by Lenin in 1922.55
6667040168Franklin RooseveltThirty-second president of the United States and the longest serving president who led the country during most of World War II56
6667040169Benito Mussolini(1883-1945) Italian leader. He founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with Hitler and Germany in World War II. In 1945 he was overthrown and assassinated by the Italian Resistance.57
6667040170Weimar RepublicWas the democratic government which ruled over Germany form 1919 to 1933. Was Germany's first democracy and it failed miserably. It had leaders such as Stressman and Hindenburg.58
6667040171National Socialist Party (NAZI)(Nazi Party) was a far-right, racist political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945.59
6667040172Adolf HitlerBorn in Austria, Hitler became a radical German nationalist during World War I. He led the National Socialist German Workers' Party-the Nazi Party-in the 1920s and became dictator of Germany in 1933. He led Europe into World War II.60
6667040173Third ReichThe Third German Empire, established by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.61
6667040174Francisco FrancoSpanish General; organized the revolt in Morocco, which led to the Spanish Civil War. Leader of the Nationalists - right wing, supported by Hitler and Mussolini, won the Civil War after three years of fighting.62
6667040175RhinelandA region in Germany designated a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles; Hitler violated the treaty and sent German troops there in 193663
6667040176Munich Conference1938; Chamberlain, France and other countries (not the USSR); they agreed that Sudetenland should be ceded to Germany; Chamberlain secured peace with Germany.64
6667040177Neville Chamberlain1938; British Prime Minister; declared that Britain and France would fight if Hitler attacked Poland.65
6667040178Nazi-Soviet PactA secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians in 1939 that said that they would not attack each other should war break out. Hitler broke this agreement later on.66
6667040179ManchukuoIn 1932 Japan established this puppet state in their conquered territories of Manchuria. In 1933 the League of Nations reprimanded Japan, and so the nation withdrew from the organization.67
6667040180Anti-Comintern PactIn 1936 Japan signed this with Germany and it was later ratified by Italy. It was in opposition to Communism but actually proved to be the foundation for diplomatic alliance between these three powers. Each now had allies and pushed their demands for individual success. In 1938 Mussolini was willing to accept the German absorption of Austria which he had resisted in 1934.68
6667040181Winston ChurchillA noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns. He coined the term "Iron Curtain" that separated Communist Europe from the rest of the West.69
6667040182Battle of BritainAn aerial battle fought in World War II in 1940 between the German Luftwaffe (air force), which carried out extensive bombing in Britain, and the British Royal Air Force, which offered successful resistance.70
6667040183Tripartite PactSigned between the Axis powers in 1940 (Italy, Germany and Japan) where they pledged to help the others in the event of an attack by the US71
6667040184Pearl Harbor1941 United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.72
6667040185D-Day175000 Allied troops invading the beaches of Normandy; Also called Operation Overload. The early hours of the day were spent with airborne attacks to break up the German resistance. The beaches of Normandy (which were broken into 5 groups) were stormed by US, British, Canadian, Free French, and Polish forces.73
6667040186Harry Truman33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.74
6667040187Hiroshima and NagasakiNuclear attacks during World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States of America at the order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman75
6667040188Berlin BlockadeThe blockade was a Soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy. The blockade was a high point in the Cold War, and it led to the Berlin Airlift.76
6667040189Berlin AirliftJoint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city77
6667040190Yalta and PotsdamAgreed that once defeated, Germany would be temporarily divided and occupied by allied troops. Liberated areas of Europe would be allowed to democratically elect their governments.78
6667040191Warsaw PactAn alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO79
6667040192Nuclear Nonproliferation TreatyGoal of international efforts to prevent countries other than the five declared nuclear powers (United States, Russia, Britain, France, and China) from obtaining nuclear weapons. The first Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed in 1968.80
6667040193International Atomic Energy AgencyA UN agency created in 1946 to limit the use of nuclear technology to peaceful purposes. The purpose of this organization today is to ensure compliance with the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) to ensure that signatories are not using nuclear technology to develop nuclear weapons. This organization does this through regular on-site inspections of nuclear facilities inside all countries that have joined the NPT.81
6667040194Chiang Kai-shekGeneral and leader of Nationalist China after 1925. Although he succeeded Sun Yat-sen as head of the Guomindang, he became a military dictator whose major goal was to crush the communist movement led by Mao Zedong.82
6667040195Mao Zedong(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.83
6667040196People's Republic of ChinaCommunist government of mainland China; proclaimed in 1949 following military success of Mao Zedong over forces of Chiang Kai-shek and the Guomindang.84
6667040197Cultural Revolution(1966-1976) Political policy in started in China by Mao Zedong to eliminate his rivals and train a new generation in the revolutionary spirit that created communist China. The Cultural Revolution resulted in beatings, terror, arrests, and the deaths of thousands.85
6667040198Tiananmen Square massacreA political and social protest by university students in Beijing, China in 1989. The protest called for political and social reforms and resulted in the government using the military to end it, which caused hundreds of deaths, thousands of injured, and many more imprisoned.86
6667040199Ho Chi Minh1950s and 60s; communist leader of North Vietnam; used guerrilla warfare to fight anti-communist, American-funded attacks under the Truman Doctrine; brilliant strategy drew out war and made it unwinnable87
6667040200Ngo Dihn DiemCorrupt leader of South Vietnam, supported by US until his unpopularity led US to approve a coup on November 1 of 1963 by rebels supported by the US military.88
6667040201Fidel CastroCuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba89
6667040202Cuban Revolution(1958) A political revolution that removed the United States supported Batista from power. The revolution was led by Fidel Castro who became the new leader of Cuba as a communist dictator.90
6667040203Bay of Pigs Invasionin 1961, an attempt by Cuban exiles in southern Cuba to overthrow the Cuban socialist government of Fidel Castro; the effort was funded by the U.S. and was famously disastrous91
6667040204Cuban Missile Crisis(JFK) , , an international crisis in October 1962, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the U.S. and the USSR. When the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba, President John F. Kennedy demanded their removal and announced a naval blockade of the island; the Soviet leader Khrushchev acceded to the U.S. demands a week later, on condition that US doesn't invade Cuba92
6667040205National Action Party (PAN)their president Vicente Fox was elected president in 2000, and for the first time in 71 years, the PRI didn't control Mexico's government. However, the successor Felipe Calderon was marred by the charges or fraud93
6667040206Mikhail GorbachevHead of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West, but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in eastern Europe.94
6667040207Boris YeltsinWas the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. The Yeltsin era was a traumatic period in Russian history—a period marked by widespread corruption, economic collapse, and enormous political and social problems. ...was elected president of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic with 57% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected president in Russian history. But Yeltsin never recovered his popularity after endorsing radical economic reforms in early 1992 which were widely blamed for devastating the living standards of most of the Russian population.95
6667040208Muslim Leaguean organization formed in 1906 to protect the interests of India's Muslims, which later proposed that India be divided into separate Muslim and Hindu nations96
6667040209Amritsar massacreThe Amritsar Massacre occurred in 1919. British soldiers fired upon a group of nonviolent, Indian protestors killing men, women and children in the crowd. Amritsar marked a turning point in the Indian independence movement.97
6667040210GandhiIndian nationalist and spiritual leader who developed the practice of nonviolent disobedience that forced Great Britain to grant independence to India (1947). He was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic.98
6667040211Muhammad Ali JinnahIndian Muslim politician who founded the state of Pakistan. A lawyer by training, he joined the All-India Muslim League in 1913. As leader of the League from the 1920s on, he negotiated with the British/INC for Muslim Political Rights99
6667040212Gamal NasserArab leader, set out to modernize Egypt and end western domination, nationalized the Suez canal, led two wars against the Zionist state, remained a symbol of independence and pride, returned to socialism, nationalized banks and businesses, limited economic policies100
6667040213Tutsi and HutuThe Rwandan Genocide took place between which two tribal groups101
6667040214Nelson Mandela11th President of South Africa. Spent 27 years in prison after conviction of charges while he helped spearhead the struggle against apartheid. Received Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.102
6667040215Sharpeville massacre(1960) an incident in which South African police fired on a crowd of apartheid protestors, killing 67 people103
6667040216ZionistsJewish nationalists - They believe that there should be one Jewish state because there is not a Jewish homeland. ...start migrating to Palestine buying land and settling in homes. Dedicated to combating violent anti-semitism prevailing in central and eastern Europe by establishing a national Jewish state.104
6667040217Declaration of 1917 (Balfour Agreement)On November 2, 1917, Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour writes a letter to Britain's most illustrious Jewish citizen, Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild, expressing the British government's support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.105
6667040218Arab-Israeli WarThe conflict over Palestine since World War II106
6667040219Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)- The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hamas are both groups that are considered terrorist groups by Israel; both groups have used violence against Israel, and Israel has responded to both groups with military action.107
6667040220Yassir ArafatThe PLO leader who called for the destruction of Israel108
6667040221Ariel Sharonformer Israeli Prime Minister (mainly responsible, in 2004, for the unilateral withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of Jewish settlements there.109
6667040222Iranian Revolution(1978-1979) a revolution against the shah of Iran led by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which resulted in Iran becoming an Islamic republic with Khomeini as its leader110
6667040223Ayatollah KhomeiniShiite religious leader of Iran, led the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and ordered the invasion of the US Embassy.111
6667040224Iran-Iraq Warthe war began when Iraq invaded Iran on September 22 1980 following a long history of border disputes and fears of Shia insurgency among Iraq's long suppressed Shia majority influenced by Iran's Islamic revolution.112
6667040225Persian Gulf War(1990 - 1991) Conflict between Iraq and a coalition of countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait which they had invaded in hopes of controlling their oil supply. A very one sided war with the United States' coalition emerging victorious.113
6667040226Saddam HusseinWas a dictator in Iraq who tried to take over Iran and Kuwait violently in order to gain the land and the resources. .114
6667040227North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)created a free-trade area among the United States, Canada, and Mexico115
6667040228Group of Eight(G-8) A collection of powerful countries that confers regular on key global economic and political issues. It includes the United States, Canada, Japan, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. (formerly G6 and G7)116
6676168951Warsaw pactAn alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO117
6676175242Berlin WallA wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West118
6676183232Non-alignment movementA movement in which countries sought to stay aloof from alignment with major bloc powers (ex: United States or Soviet Union). In essence, the movement saw many countries remaining declaring neutrality, especially in the Cold War, despite the fact that many nations were more closely aligned with one party or the other or engaged in conflict with other neutral states.119
6676190234domino theoryA theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.120
6676192558Proxy warsDuring the Cold War, local or regional wars in which the superpowers armed, trained, and financed the combatants.121
6676195578Space raceA competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.122
6676227604nuclear proliferationthe spread of nuclear weapons production technology and knowledge to nations without that capability123
6676232695NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.124
6676236514World Health Organization (WHO)an organization established in 1948 within the United Nations that works to improve health throughout the world125
6676242996Green RevolutionAgricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations.126
6676247539Bandung Conferencemeeting in 1955 of 29 Asian and African nations to discuss nonalignment and to find a "third path".n127
6676265857NeocolonialismA new form of global power relationships that involves not direct political control but economic exploitation by multinational corporations128
6676276435kristallnact"night of the broken glass" nazis storm troopers went through and attacked Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues throughout Germany129
6676283536Social DarwinismThe application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.130
6676288405Total WarA war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.131
6676293737militarismA policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war132
6676296959reparationsPayments for war damages133
6676302381Wilsons Fourteen PointsA series of proposals in which US President Woodrow Wilson outlining a plan for achieving a lasting peace after the Great War134
6676309235The Third ReichThe name given to the Nazi regime under Adolf Hitler. Hitler believed it would be the third great German empire and would last 1,000 years. It lasted 12 years (1933-1945).135
6676313512Nuremberg Laws1935 laws defining the status of Jews and withdrawing citizenship from persons of non-German blood.136
6676329625Truman Doctrine1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey137

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