AP World History Strayer Unit 6 Pt 1 Flashcards

9046944058	World War I	The "Great War" (1914-1918), in essence a European civil war with global implications that was marked by massive casualties, the expansion of offensive military technology beyond tactics and means of defense, and a great deal of disillusionment with the whole idea of "progress."	0
9046944059	Treaty of Versailles	1919 treaty that officially ended World War I; the immense penalties it placed on Germany are regarded as one of the causes of World War II	1
9046944060	Woodrow Wilson	After World War I, this United States president sought to reduce the risk of war by writing the Fourteen Points that influenced the creation of the League of Nations.	2
9046944061	Fourteen Points	A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.	3
9046944062	Great Depression	A severe, world wide economic crisis which lasted from the end of 1929 to the outbreak of World War II.	4
9046944063	New Deal	A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression.	5
9046944064	fascism	A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition	6
9046944065	Mussolini	founded fascism and ruled Italy for almost 21 years, most of that time as dictator. He dreamed of building Italy into a great empire, but he led his nation to defeat in World War II (1939-1945) and was executed by his own people.	7
9046944066	Nazism	Adolf Hitler used fascism to create this type of government based on totalitarian ideas and was used to unite Germany during the 1930s.	8
9046944067	Weimar Republic	German republic founded after the WWI and the downfall of the German Empire's monarchy.	9
9046944068	Hitler	(1889-1945) Totalitarian dictator of Germany; his invasion of European countries led to WWII. He espoused notions of racial superiority and was responsible for the mass murder of millions of Jews & others in the Holocaust.	10
9046944069	Revolutionary Right	Also known as Radical Nationalism, this was a movement in Japanese political life ca. 1930-1945 that was marked by extreme nationalism, a commitment to elite leadership focused around the emperor, and dedication to foreign expansion.	11
9046944070	21 Demands	A list of demands that sought to make China a Japanese protectorate	12
9046944071	World War II in Asia	A struggle essentially to halt Japanese imperial expansion in Asia, fought by the Japanese against primarily Chinese and American foes.Highlighted by naval and air warfare.	13
9046944072	World War II in Europe	A struggle essentially to halt German imperial expansion in Europe, fought by a coalition of allies that included Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States.	14
9046944073	total war	A 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.	15
9046944074	holocaust	A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.	16
9046944075	Etty Hillesum	a young Jewish grad student whose diary was published after her death; gave messages of hope and the worth of each person	17
9058916245	Nazi German	The group of people who believed in Nazism and supported the Nazi Party	18