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Nationalism

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strong sense of national pride

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Shell shock

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psychological trauma and symptoms experienced by soldiers post ww1

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Total War

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military conflict where the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice to obtain a victory

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Industrial Revolution

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period of significant technological and economic transformation, marked by the shift from handicraft economies to ones dominated by machine manufacturing, occurring in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Empire

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group of states/countries under a single supreme authority

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Woodrow wilson

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28th US president, proposed the League of nations, in favor of peace,

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Central powers

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alliance in WW1 - German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

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Entente Powers

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AKA allied powers, Great Britain, France, Russia

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Colonial soliders

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recruited from various territories of the British, French, and other empires, used in combat and non-combat roles. Recruited by the allied powers

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Ottoman Empire

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Central power side, faced defeat, multi ethnic and religious state

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Alsace and Lorraine

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historical region in eastern France, established in 1871 by german empire

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Dardanelles Strait

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strait in turkey, failed ww1 attempt by allied powers to control the strait and capture constantinople and weaken Ottoman Empire, and open a supply route to russia

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Naval Blockades

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aimed to restrict supplies (food/war materials) to the central powers

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Archuduke Franz Ferdinand

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heir to the throne of Austria Hungary, assassinated by a Bosnian Serb. started ww1

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Imperialism

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nation extending power and influence through colonization and exploitation of other territories

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Mobilization

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nations rapidly assembling and deploying armed forces, military reserves, and civilian resources for war

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Industrialization

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mass production of weapons

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Sovereignty

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supreme power/authority

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Treaty of Versailles

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signed on June 28, 1919 and formally ended ww1 imposed harsh terms on Germany.

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Black Thursday

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stock market crash, beginning of great depression

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Great Depression

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economic downturn, started after stock market crash

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Global Capitalism

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concept of global economy being dominated by corporations and people who own them

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Tariffs

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tax that government puts on goods when they cross national borders

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Cash Crops

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crop produced for money instead of use by owner

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Welfare Capitalism
system where private businesses provide social programs & benefits to employees to make them loyal / prevent government intervention
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The New Deal
economic, social, and political reforms enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt
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5 year plan
Stalin's economic policies, specifically the First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932), aimed at rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture
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Authoritarianism
power is on one leader/ government that is not directly answerable to the people
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Decolonization
state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent
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Appeasement
giving in to someone's demands to avoid a fight
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Neville Chamberlain
Prime Minister of UK from 1937 - 1940, known for his appeasement policy to Nazi Germany
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Rhineland
region in western germany, Hitler sent soldiers their
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Sudetenland
region in czechoslovakia, Hitler demanded it be given to Germany
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Munich Agreement
deal made in 1938, where France and Britain allowed hitler to take sudetenland
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fascism
strict system of government ruled by one person who holds all power
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nazism
ideology and practices by the Nazis
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Totalitarianism
political system / form of government. prohibits opposition from political parties
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Nazi party
far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism
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Enabling Act (1933)
granted Hitler the power to make laws without the parliament's approval, paved the way for Hitler's dictatorship
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Nuremberg Laws (1935)
antisemitic and racist laws
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Antisemitism
hate of jewish people
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Blackshirts
parliamentary wing of italian National Fascist party
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March on Rome (1922)
when thousands of blackshirts marched to the italian capital, and seized power. leading to Mussolini's appointment as prime minister
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Italianization
process of making something or someone italian
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Ethiopian Invasion (1935)
Mussolini invaded Ethiopia on october 3rd
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Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and philologist
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gulag
labor camps in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955
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New Economic Policy (NEP)
temporary shift towards a mixed economy in the Soviet Union
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Collectivization
involves combining individual farms, factories, or businesses into larger, state-controlled or cooperative units
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Five-Year Plans
Stalin's economic policies, specifically the First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932), aimed at rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture
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Great Purge
state-sponsored elimination of perceived enemies of the Party through arrests, imprisonment, and executions in soviet union
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Militarism
desire of government/ people that a country should have a strong military and be prepared to use it
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Manchurian Incident
a false flag event - staged by Japanese military personnel to justify their invasion of Manchuria
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Fascism
strict system of government ruled by one person who holds all power
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Holocaust
the genocide of European Jews during World War II
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Genocide
deliberate and systematic destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group
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Eugenics
trying to improve the human population by controlling who can have children
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Nuremberg Laws
antisemitic and racist laws
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Kristallnacht
also known as the "Night of Broken Glass," was a violent attack on Jews in Nazi Germany on November 9–10, 1938
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Ghettos
sections of cities where Jews were forced to live
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T4 Program
secret Nazi plan to kill people with disabilities whom they considered "unfit" or a "burden" to society
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Final Solution
Nazi plan to murder all Jews in Europe
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Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Allied Powers
United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and China
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Blitzkrieg
meaning "lightning war," referring to a military strategy used by Nazi Germany during World War II. It emphasized rapid, surprise attacks
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Lebensraum
Nazi policy aiming to expand German territory, to provide living space for the Germanic peoples.​
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D-Day
June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, the largest seaborne invasion
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Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor,in Hawaii
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Battle of Stalingrad
battle from August 23, 1942 - February 2, 1943, where Soviet forces defended the city of Stalingrad against the German army
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
August 1945, the US dropped atomic bombs on these Japanese cities, which led japan to surrender
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Nuclear Fission
process of splitting a heavy atomic nucleus into two lighter nuclei, releasing energy
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Einstein-Szilard Letter
letter written by physicist Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard in 1939, warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt of potential for Germany to develop atomic weapons.​
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Manhattan Project:
secret U.S. project during World War II, aimed at developing atomic bombs, leading to the creation of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.​
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
American physicist , served as director Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, often called the "father of the atomic bomb."​
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Trinity Test
first use of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the US on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico desert, part of the Manhattan Project.​
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Potsdam Declaration
ultimatum issued by the Allies in July 1945, calling for Japan's surrender during World War II.​
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Little Boy
codename for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
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fat man
codename for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan
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Radiation Poisoning
Illness caused by exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation
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Cold War
period of political tension and military rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union
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Superpower
nation possessing significant military, political, and economic strength, capable of influencing global events
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Soviet Union
socialist state from 1922 - 1991, run by the Communist Party.
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United States
United States: A federal republic consisting of 50 states
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Capitalism
economic system characterized by private ownership
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Communism
class war, lead to a society where all property is publicly owned. each person works and is paid according to their abilities
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Decolonization
process by which colonies gained independence from colonial powers
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