Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards
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Nationalism
Belief that each nationality is entitled to its own government and national homeland
Alliance system
The triple alliance and triple entente sought to preserve the balance of power, but dragged their members into war
League of Nations
International organization proposed by Wilson and created by the Versailles treaty to promote disarmament and prevent future wars and promote disarmament. The league consisted of a council but had no military force of its own.
Balkans
Region of southeastern Europe that provided the spark igniting World War 1. In the 1990’s the Balkans experienced “ethnic cleansing” by Serbs against Muslims.
Russian revolution
Czar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate the throne and is executed a provisional government is established but quickly lose power to the Bolsheviks
Totalitarianism
A government that controls all aspects of life
Adolf hitler
Nazi party leader who established a totalitarian state in Germany. His policies took Germany into a devastating war in 1939 and led to the deaths of millions of Jews in the holocaust
Great Depression
A devastating economic downturn that saw stock prices fall, businesses fail, and large scale unemployment in America and Europe
Fascism
Political system that developed in Germany, Italy and Spain after WWI, marked by intense nationalism, belief in an all powerful leader and militarism
World War II
The most destructive conflict in history in which an estimated 70 million were killed Hitler launched this war in Europe by invading Poland in 1939
Archduke Franz Ferdinanad
The heir to the Austro Hungarian throne is assassinated while visiting Sarajevo by Gavrilo a member of the black hand society
Imperialism
The political and economic control of one area of country by another
United Nations
International organization launched in 1945. It’s purpose is to maintain world peace while encouraging cooperation among nations
Benito Mussolini
Leader who turned Italy into a fascist state by controlling the press, abolishing unions and outlawing strikes
Holocaust
The genocide of Jews and other minorities during WWII by the nazis, in concentration camps
Black hand society
A secret society made up of Slav nationalist that wanted to attain a greater Serbia by breaking free from Austria Hungary its members planned the assassination of the Archduke
World war 1
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand set off a chain reaction that involved most nations of Europe and later U.S.
