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| 6595818531 | Militarism | A political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests | 0 | |
| 6595819421 | Alliances | agreements between nations to aid and protect one another agreements between nations to aid and protect one another | 1 | |
| 6595821411 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 2 | |
| 6595824586 | Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 3 | |
| 6595826124 | Total Wars | a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded (trend- fewer and shorter) | 4 | |
| 6595832005 | Triple Entente | An alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI. | 5 | |
| 6595834164 | Triple Alliance | An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI. | 6 | |
| 6595836254 | Rape of Nanking | infamous genocidal war crime committed by japanese military in Nanjing. started in 1937 and lasted a few weeks. japanese army raped, stole and killed prisoners of war and civilians | 7 | |
| 6595838760 | Capitalism | An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. | 8 | |
| 6595843188 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | the 32nd president of the United States. He was president from 1933 until his death in 1945 during both the Great Depression and World War II. He is the only president to have been elected 4 times, a feat no longer permissible due to the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. | 9 | |
| 6595849877 | The New Deal | Series of liberal (Keynesian) economic laws enacted by FDR to combat Great Depression. Includes Social Security System & federal minimum wage law. Birth of Democratic Party as liberal party (soft electoral realignment) | 10 | |
| 6595853938 | Benito 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. | 11 | |
| 6595855725 | Adolf Hitler | Born 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. | 12 | |
| 6595858421 | Nazi Party | German political party joined by Adolf Hitler, emphasizing nationalism, racism, and war. When Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi Party became the only legal party and an instrument of Hitler's absolute rule. | 13 | |
| 6595860020 | Nuremberg Laws | 1935 laws defining the status of Jews and withdrawing citizenship from persons of non-German blood. | 14 | |
| 6595867119 | Karl Marx | 15 | ||
| 6595867879 | Communism | A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 16 | |
| 6595869168 | Pearl Harbor | 7:50-10:00 AM, December 7, 1941 - Surprise attack by the Japanese on the main U.S. Pacific Fleet harbored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii destroyed 18 U.S. ships and 200 aircraft. American losses were 3000, Japanese losses less than 100. In response, the U.S. declared war on Japan and Germany, entering World War II. | 17 | |
| 6595870281 | Lebensraum | Hitler's expansionist theory based on a drive to acquire "living space" for the German people | 18 | |
| 6595880113 | Winston Churchill | A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns. | 19 | |
| 6595881075 | Joseph Stalin | Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communist Party 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 all opposition. | 20 | |
| 6595881722 | League of Nations | A 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. | 21 | |
| 6595883344 | United Nations | An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation. | 22 | |
| 6595889955 | European Union | An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members. | 23 | |
| 6595894533 | Marshall Plan | A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe. | 24 | |
| 6595895814 | Propaganda | Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people. | 25 |
