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46 Cards in this Set
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Imperialism
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Policy of extending the rule of an empire or holding colonies
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New Imperialism
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Colonial expansion adopted by europe's powers and other countries
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Colony
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A territory under control of another country that took it over.
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Sphere of Influence
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Area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges
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Magellan
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Set out to find a way to the Pacific. His ships reached the southern tip of South America and found a passage that became the Strait of _______.
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Extraterritoriality
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The right to live under own laws and tried under their own courts.
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Balance of Trade
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China had regulated how much they exported and imported.
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Berlin Conference
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Conference with 14 states to discuss the partitioning of Africa
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Open Door Policy
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Open Chinese trade with everyone
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France, Soviets, Britain, USA
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Allies of WW1
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Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire, Italy
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Central Powers of WW1
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Neutrality
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Supporting neither side in a war
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Militarism
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Glorification of the military
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Trench Warfare
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French vs Germans in a system of trenches
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Francis Ferdinand
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Archduke of Austria, assassinated by Gavrilo Princip
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Gavrilo Princip
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Assasinated Francis Ferdinand in sarajevo because of Serbia being part of the Austro Hungarian Empire
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Woodrow Wilson
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President of US during WW1
Came up with Fourteen Points, terms for resolving future war |
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Georges Clemenceau
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Prime Minister of France during WW1. Wanted to weaken Germany so it would never threaten France again.
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League of Nations
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Organization to keep peace between countries. Could issue economic sanctions, verbally talk, and provide an army.
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Reparations
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War debt (Germany)
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Treaty of Versailles
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Peace treaty to end war between Germany and the Allies. Forced germany to take blame for the war
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Black Shirts
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Part of the Fascist organization. Wore black clothing and used violence towards Mussolini's opponents
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Kristallnacht
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Night of Broken Glass. Jews put in camps, attacks on stores and homes
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Communism
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Form of socialism created by Karl Marx.
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Gestapo
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German secret police for Hitler. Helped carry out the Nazi's "Final Solution"
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Totalitarian State
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Government in which 1 party dictatorship regulates every aspect of citizen's lives
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Mein Kampf
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Book by Hitler. Showed his ideology
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Nazi
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Hitler's followers, they support communism
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Joseph Stalin
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Communist Leader in Russia
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Adolf Hitler
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Communist Leader of Germany. Hated Jews and killed millions
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Benito Mussolini
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Leader of Italy. Promised to bring stability and glory to italy.
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Hirohito
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Japanese Leader
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Maginot Line
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Fortifications built by the French to prevent a German takeover
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The Great Purge
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When Stalin ordered secret police to charge people with crimes.
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Nuremberg Laws
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Took all rights away from Jews
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Atlantic Charter
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Meeting with Roosevelt and Churchill. Set goals for the final destruction of Nazi tyranny.
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Blitzkreig
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Lightning war in poland
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Lend Lease Act
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Passed by Roosevelt. Allowed him to sell or lend war materials.
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Pearl Harbor
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Surprise attack on US by Japan
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Japan, Germany, Italy
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Axis Powers WW2
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Hirohito, Mussolini, Hitler
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Axis Leaders WW2
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US, Britain, Soviet Union
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Allied Powers ww2
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Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
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Allied Leaders ww2
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The big three
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US, Britain, Soviets
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Kamikaze
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Pilots who undertook suicide missions
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Nuremberg Trials
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Trials held by the Allies, prosecuted Germans for war crimes.
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