Unit 7 Flashcards
Global Conflict (1900-Present)
Drill the core vocabulary before moving into practice questions.
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Militarism
Emphasis on military buildup that contributed to World War I.
Alliances
Pre-1914 defense pacts that expanded a regional conflict into world war.
Imperialism
Competition for colonies that heightened global tensions.
Nationalism
Strong national identity that fueled conflict and independence movements.
Trench warfare
Stalemated fighting style on the Western Front in WWI.
Total war
Mobilization of entire societies for war production and effort.
Treaty of Versailles
1919 peace treaty that blamed Germany and imposed reparations.
Great Depression
Global economic crisis beginning in 1929 that destabilized states.
Fascism
Authoritarian ideology emphasizing nationalism and dictatorship.
Holocaust
Nazi genocide targeting Jews and other groups during WWII.
Blitzkrieg
Rapid German military strategy combining tanks, aircraft, and infantry.
Atomic bombs
U.S. weapons used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end WWII.
United Nations
International organization created in 1945 to prevent future wars.
Genocide
Systematic destruction of a people (e.g., Holocaust, Armenian Genocide).
Women in wartime
Expanded workforce roles during WWI/WWII, shifting social expectations.
Decolonization roots
WWII weakened empires and accelerated independence movements.
League of Nations
Post-WWI organization that failed to prevent aggression.
Mass propaganda
Use of media to mobilize support and shape wartime opinion.
Partition of India
1947 division into India and Pakistan with massive population movement.
Holodomor / mass famine
State-linked famine and repression in interwar/postwar contexts.
Totalitarianism
Political system where the state seeks total control over society and the economy.
Appeasement
Policy of conceding to aggressor demands to avoid conflict (e.g., Munich Agreement).
Great Depression
Global economic downturn that destabilized governments and fueled extremist movements.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassination in 1914 that triggered World War I.
Triple Entente
Alliance among Britain, France, and Russia before WWI.
Triple Alliance
Alliance among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy before WWI.
Schlieffen Plan
German plan to avoid a two-front war by quickly defeating France.
Lusitania
British passenger ship sunk by Germany, shaping U.S. opinion in WWI.
Zimmermann Telegram
German proposal to Mexico that pushed the U.S. toward entering WWI.
Russian Revolution
1917 revolution that overthrew the tsar and brought the Bolsheviks to power.
Armistice
Cease-fire that ended fighting in World War I in November 1918.
Weimar Republic
Democratic government in Germany after WWI, weakened by economic crises and opposition.
Hyperinflation
Rapid price increases that destabilized Germany in the early 1920s.
Adolf Hitler
Nazi leader who established a totalitarian regime in Germany.
Benito Mussolini
Fascist dictator of Italy who promoted aggressive nationalism and empire.
Joseph Stalin
Soviet leader who implemented collectivization and Five-Year Plans.
Collectivization
Stalin's policy of forcing peasants into collective farms.
Five-Year Plans
Soviet industrial programs that expanded heavy industry rapidly.
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII.
Allied Powers
Coalition against the Axis including the U.S., Britain, USSR, and others.
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II.
Battle of Stalingrad
Turning point on the Eastern Front where Germany was defeated by the USSR.
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Rape of Nanking
1937 Japanese atrocities in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Nuremberg Trials
Postwar trials that prosecuted Nazi leaders for war crimes.
U-boats
German submarines used in unrestricted warfare in both world wars.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928 agreement renouncing war, largely ineffective.
Munich Agreement
1938 accord that ceded Sudetenland to Germany as appeasement.
Genocide in Armenia
Ottoman mass killings of Armenians during World War I.
War economies
State-directed production and mobilization for total war.
Home front rationing
Government limits on consumer goods to support wartime needs.
Atlantic Charter
1941 statement of Allied war aims and postwar principles.
Study flow
- Preview each term and write a quick definition in your own words.
- Use three terms in a single sentence to connect concepts.
- Return tomorrow and test yourself with the same list.