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39 Cards in this Set
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1882 agreement- Germany, Austria/Hungary, Italy- until WWI
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Triple Alliance
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alliance including France, Great Britain, Russia, against Germany
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Triple Entente
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American Imperialistic President, "speak softly and carry a big stick"
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Theodore Roosevelt
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German law making body, German naval dominance
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Reichstag
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admiral who led German navy into dominance
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Von Tirpitz
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event that triggered start of WWI- "domino effect" involving alliances
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Asassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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battle that Germany won at a cost of 337000 men
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Verdun
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German submarines first used in WWI
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U-boats
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British passenger ship sunk with American's among the dead
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Lusitania
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British intelligence intercepted message from German foreign secretary to German Ambassador- prompted American entry into war
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Zimmerman Telegram
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U.S. president during WWI
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Woodrow Wilson
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issued in 1917 by G.Britian- promised "establishment in Palestine a home for all Jewish People"
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Balfour Declaration
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commander of American forces in WWI
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Pershing
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description of when armistice began that marked end of WWI- "all was quiet on the Western front"
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11th hour- 11th day- 11th month
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treaty that ended WWI
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Treaty of Versailles
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Pres. Woodrow Wilson's famous "multi-step" plan for peace
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14 points
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Wilson pushed for creation of this international organization as alternative to "perils of power and war"- U.S. never joined
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League of Nations
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Russian dictator- "crash industrialization"- murdered millions of Russians- "meet the new boss same as the old boss"
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Joseph Stalin
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futuristic author wrote 2 books with Russian dictator as model- 1984- Animal Farm
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George Orwell
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Fascist dictator "el Duce"- power in Italy in the 20's- under him Italy became part of "Axis" powers in WWII
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Benito Mussolini
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Fascist dictator of Germany- wrote Mein Kampf- Nazi party rose to power with German nationalistic pride
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Adolf Hitler
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far east nation invaded China in 30's- attacked U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor
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Japan
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name for "merging" of Austria into Germany
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Anschluss
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chief British negotiator of Munich Agreement- called it "peace for our time"
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N. Chamberlain
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3 major allied powers in WWII
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U.S.- Great Britain- Russia
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3 major Axis powers in WWII
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Italy- Germany- Japan
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important allied victory in European theater- "consumed most of German armor and munitions"- broke spirit of German army
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Battle of the Bulge
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conference involving president Roosevelt of U.S.- Stalin of Russia- Churchill of G. Britain
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Yalta
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Germany's treatment in terms of Treaty of Versaille- how did this impact later events?
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economics went down- created Hitler's rise to power- enough resources that allowed them to build- most think Germany was treated harshly in Treaty
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propaganda- how did German leadership seek to employ it's use?
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use of mis-information to make personal country sound good- half truths that made others seem bad- all governments use it- we have freedom of speech so we know when it's used
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evaluate the Munich Agreement?
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shortly after Hitler violated the agreement- "appeasement" applied to Munich Agreement- there is a time and place for military action
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"final Solution"
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plan to eliminate the Jews- not just put them in camps
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D-Day
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June 6-1944- longest land invasion in history- Normandy France- battle began the ending of the war
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Iron Curtain
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Winston Churchill- the communist world- didn't let Eastern Europe leave- Berlin Wall
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Balfour Declaration- Zionism- U.N. Resolution 242
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G. Britain recognized the declaration and said Jewish should have own homeland- Jewish pride in nationalism- Resolution to create homeland for Jewish
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Mao-Tse-Tung/ "Chairman Mao"
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leader of communist movement in China- (largest communist country today)
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Enola-Gay/ Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
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plane dropped atomic bomb on these 2 cities
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Nuremburg
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WWII crime trials held there
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Berlin Wall 1961- 1989
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1961-Airlift Kennedy
1989- Wall came down |
