10443272161 | Triple Entente | Alliance of Russia, France and Britain in World War I. | 0 | |
10443275391 | Triple Alliance | Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy during World War I. | 1 | |
10443280148 | Nationalism | Strong association of one's personal identity with that of their nation-state. Ideology that encourages the superiority of a person's nation-state and the desire to use military, political and economic forces to maintain that superiority. | 2 | |
10443294550 | Militarism | Organization of the state and civil government along military lines. Culturally, it promotes the military over other lifestyles and professions. | 3 | |
10443297779 | Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne. Supported modest reforms. Was assassinated by Serbian nationalists. | 4 | |
10443307203 | "War Socialism" | Policy of the German government that required the mobilization of the entire population in support of the war effort. | 5 | |
10443310558 | Trench warfare | style of combat that relied on the creation of heavily fortified defensive positions. Battles often had millions of casualties and were rarely decisive. | 6 | |
10443322761 | "All Quiet on the Western Front" | Novel by German veteran illustrative of the general disillusionment of the middle class with war. | 7 | |
10443326342 | "Homes for heroes" | British policy after WWI that sought to reintroduce veterans to "traditional" British life. | 8 | |
10443329938 | "national self-determination" | Principal that all national groups have the right to govern themselves. While outwardly one of the beliefs of the Western powers after WWI, it was often limited in preference of maintaining large European based empires. | 9 | |
10443333432 | Treaty of Versailles | Treaty that formally ended WWI in 1919. Established conditions for the WWII such as German reparations and the war guilt clause. | 10 | |
10443336384 | Armenian Genocide | Death of 1 million Armenians resulted from the forced march by the Ottoman government. | 11 | |
10443361413 | Mandate States | New states in the middle east created following WWI that were governed by either the British or French. | 12 | |
10443365104 | 14 Points | Key aspects of the US plan for a new global order following WWI. Focused on cooperation and collective security. | 13 | |
10475628475 | New Deal | American response to Global Great Depression. Focused on public works social programs such as social security | 14 | |
10475630123 | John Maynard Keynes | British economist who advocated high government spending during recessions/depressions and low government spending and tax raises during booms. | 15 | |
10475638301 | Fascism | Ultra-nationalistic political ideology opposed to liberalism, democracy, communism and modern 20th century beliefs in general. | 16 | |
10475648072 | Benito Mussolini | Fascist leader of Italy, rose to power following WWI. Promised order in exchange for individual liberty and freedom. Focused on a return to traditional values. | 17 | |
10475660669 | National Socialist Party | German fascist party that opposed the Wiemar Republic. Blamed Jews for the negative aspects of the Treaty of Versailles. Also known as Nazis. | 18 | |
10475670301 | Wiemar Republic | Weak government that governed Germany in the wake of WWI. | 19 | |
10475676227 | Nuremberg Laws | Laws the stripped German Jews of their citizenship and rights. | 20 | |
10475677790 | Kristallnacht | Night of looting and terror as Germans persecuted German Jews. | 21 | |
10475689201 | Manchuko | Puppet state Japan created in Manchuria in 1931. | 22 | |
10475694697 | Rhineland | Territory taken from Germany following WW1 and retaken on the eve of WWII | 23 | |
10475696409 | "Appeasement" | British and French policy of allowing Germany to annex neighboring territories in the hopes of preventing war. | 24 | |
10475700759 | Blitzkrieg | type of warfare the relies on the rapid movement of infantry, tanks and airpower over large areas. | 25 | |
10475707754 | United Nations | Successor to League of Nations, created as a forum for nations to discuss and address concerns in order to prevent war | 26 | |
10475732089 | World Bank/ International Monetary Fund | Organizations created to assist in regulating and stimulating global trade | 27 | |
10475735660 | Marshall Plan | US policy created to assist in the rebuilding of nations devestated by WWII | 28 | |
10475738959 | European Economic Community | Precursor to the European Union, this organization lowered tariffs and encouraged trade across borders in Europe. | 29 | |
10475743758 | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | Alliance of western powers against the threat of global communism posed by USSR | 30 |
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