CH 20 AP WORLD HISTORY Flashcards

4143251691	Treaty of Versailles Pg. 989	treaty created by leaders of the victorious allied nations that officially ended World War I; the immense penalties placed on Germany are some of the causes of World War II.	0
4143251692	Woodrow Wilson/ Fourteen Points Pg. 990	U.S. president, devised a peace plan for conference in 1919; suggested the League of Nations, an international peace keeping organization -Germany was threatened more than he wished and the U.S. refused to join.	1
4143251693	Mussolini/ Fascism Pg. 994-999	Came to power in 1922, promised to both communism & democratic rule that brought the widespread use of fascism into affect in Italy, originally opposed Hitler's racism, but later adopted his beliefs.	2
4143251694	Nazi Germany/ Hitler Pg. 996-999	Hitler was a Nazi leader of fascist Germany: created a strongly centralized state, eliminated all rivals, launched Germany on an aggressive foreign policy leading to World War II, attempted genocide of Jews in Europe.	3
4143251695	Total War Pg. 1008	war that requires each country involved to mobilize its entire population in the effort to defeat the enemy, World War II was the most devastating in history: 60 million killed, blurred lines between civilian and military targets, alliances became important with airfare, entire cities were bombed.	4
4143251696	Holocaust Pg. 1009	Hitler decided to eliminate the Jewish population in Germany, 6 million lives lost in death camps. One of the most significant events in history, Hitler singled out a certain ethnicity, religion, and exterminated so many of them.	5
4143251697	Marshall Plan Pg. 1013-1014	U.S. government initiative to aid in the post-World War II restoration of Europe, masterminded by U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall; desire to prevent new depression, to be successful beyond anyone's beliefs, and to get Europeans to cooperate.	6
4143251698	NATO Pg. 1014-1015	North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military and political alliance founded in 1949 ; committed the United States to defend Europe against the Soviet Union, revived Europe economically under U.S. political and military rule, allowed them to bounce back.	7