Final Flashcards
The war guilt clause of the Treaty of Versailles forced what country to accept the blame for causing World War I?
Germany
What was Pres. Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points?
A plan for postwar peace
Why did the us congress refuse to join the League of Nations?
Because many feared to us would be drawn too deeply into European affairs and possibly wars
How did the results of ww1 change the map of Europe?
Defeated empires suffered significant territorial losses
What did the treaty of Versailles worldwide depression and charismatic leaders all contribute to?
The rise of totalitarian governments
What effect did ww1 have on the literature of the 1920s as exemplified by the lost generation?
Writers expressed disillusionment about reason and progress
What type of project would have been undertaken by a post ww1 European artist?
Using geometric shapes to form abstract images
Statins police state was characterized by
Policies that resulted I the death of millions
Why did they tap into peoples telephones and read their mail?
To make people afraid to protest
How were the totalitarian regimes of Germany Italy and the soviet untion similar ?
They controlled most aspects of citizens lives
Of the 3 dictatorships only the Soviet Union was
Communist
The Stalin Hitler pact allowed Germany to
Not fear attack from the east
Japanese drives for empire during the 1930s were motivated by the desire to
demonstrate their perceived national superiority
The rape of Nanking during Japan’s invasion of china set the precedent that the axis drive for empire would result in
Intentional targeting of civilian populations
What was mussolinis goal in his drive for building an empire!
Restore the greatness of ancient rome
What conditions were imposed on Germany by the treaty of Versailles?
Accept responsibility for the war
Required to make reparations
Forced to limit the size of it’s military