WW2 + WW1 Flashcards
Test 3 (31 cards)
What is National Interest
Pursuit of power, security, and wealth of a country.
Who was involved in Arctic Sovereignty
Canada, USA, Russia, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland.
What is the Arctic Sovereignty Issue?
Control over lands in the Arctic.
Why is the Arctic Sovereignty an Issue?
Borders are often unclear
Opportunity for effective and efficient trade routes
Resources and development
Lack of infastructure
What is Ultranationalism?
Extreme nationalism where a group asserts control or hegemony over another group, often through violent coercion to pursue specific interests. INTERST OVERCOMES ALL OTHER IDEALS.
What is Fascism
Far right idea, where control is held by one ruler or a small group, under single party, and is often totalitarian and authoritarian. Opposition is suppressed, and there is a belief in natural hierarchy.
Appeasement
Policy of making political or territorial concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict.
Examples of Appeasement in WW2?
Munich Agreement, where part of Czechoslavakia was annexed.
American Isolationism
American foreign policy where alliances are avoided in order to avoid being pulled into wars not related to self defense of the USA.
League of Nations
International organization used for the resolving of international disputes.
5 Causes of WW1
M - Militarism
A - Alliances
N - Nationalism
I - Imperialism
A - Assassination
Why did League of Nations fail
Lack of meetings
Lack of power
Lack of members
Lack of action
Impact of Treaty of Versailles on Germany
Capped army
Crippling war reparations
Accepted guilt
Lost territory
Lost colonies
Intent of Wilson’s 14 Points
World peace and cooperation
Diplomacy
Self determination
Germany’s actions leading up to the Invasion of Poland?
Militarization - reintroduced conscription, militarized Rhineland
Expansion
Isolation of Poland
Propaganda
Preparations - Allied with Italy in May 1939
10 Stages of Genocide
Classify
Symbolize
Discriminate
Dehumanize
Organization
Propaganda
Preparation
Persecution
Extermination
Denial
What was Holodomor?
Forced starvation of Ukrainian peasants through the extortion of grain and high quotas. Is man-made.
Rwandan Genocide
Slaughter of Tutsis by Hutu Majority over the course of 100 days. Around 800000 were killed, and some men even killed their wives. Was rooted in racial tensions and the assassination of the Hutu president provided a catalyst for the genocide.
Japanese Internment
Forced relocation of Japanese Canadians and Americans into concentration camps. Possessions were repossessed, and Canadian law was passed which allowed for the unconsensual sale of these goods/properties.
Foreign Policy Definition
Government strategy/policy that determines interactions with other countries.
Interwar years
End of WW1 to start of WW2, is short but marked by many social, economic, and political advances. 1918-1939.
Indoctrination
Process of teaching a person or group to accept beliefs without question.
Allied Powers
USA
Britain
France
USSR
China
Axis Powers
Italy
Japan
Germany
