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37 Cards in this Set
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Post WW1 Conditions:
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A.Economic Problems~
1)Inflation- not much money...Lots of money bought loaf of bread 2) Unemployement 3) Economic Depression B.Weak Governenment~ C.Powerless League of Nations~ D. Conditions led to the rise of dictaors~ |
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Dictator of Russia
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Joseph Stalin-Father died when he was 14
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What happened to Stalin in 1899?
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Since he was such a touble maker, he got kicked out!
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What happened to Stalin in 1900?
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Joined the Russian social Democratic party.
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What happened to Stalin in 1902?
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He was arrested 6 times and escaped 5 times.
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Stalin as supreme ruler (1928-1953)
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1)Five year plan
-"We are 50 to 100 years behind advanced countries, We must make up taht difference in 10 years." -1st 5 years-Industrial Production doubled -2nd 5 years-Industrial production doubled again! -Slave labor produced all the results! |
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Collectivization of farms
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Kulak-Well to do farmer, very well off...Did not like collectivation.
1932-1933-In ukraine...3 million Kulaks were killed! |
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Purges
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-Stalin is eliminating threats..Anyone with threat to stalin are sent off..Even executed his own very close friends...Even executed millitary officers...If you wrote a book and he was not in it you would be executed..HE WAS PARANOID!
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How do Dictators rise to power
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1.Unstable, Political, social, and economic problems.
2.Charasmatic Personalities-Easy to get people to like you. 3.Increadible speakers-COuld convince anyone 4.Strong disear to change.-Agenda platform. 5.Always follow laws...Until they capture power. 6.All dictators use force |
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DIctator of Russia
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Joseph Stalin-Father died when he was 14.
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Pact with Hitler
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August 1939-Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact...Stalin and hitler would not Fight!
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German Nationalist
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Hitler-applied for art institute was denied..He then joined the National Socialist German Workers Party.
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Attempt to overthrow government
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Coup Dictate
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Book that Hitler wrote in prison
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Mein Kamph-"My Struggle"
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Body of elected officials ...German Parliament
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Reich Stag
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Created Facism...Used Propognada and captured control of the media
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Mussolini
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Hitlers Acheivments
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1.Economic Recovery-6 million re-employed
2.Military Recovery-by 1938,Germany had the strongest military in Europe 3.National pride and unity-Hitler Youth, 3 million involved 4.National Expantion |
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Lebans Relm
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Living Space
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Distructive Policies
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1.Final Solution
a.Holocaust-Elimination of 6 million jews b.Genocide-Trying to kill off race of people 2.Distruction of Europe 3.Distruction of German Political System-Hitler created Dictatorship |
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Hitlers targets of Mass Murder
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1.Mentally and Physically Ill
2.Gypsies 3.Polish 4.Russians 5.Jews |
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Concentrations Camps
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Over 1,000camps after war
1.Auschwitz 2.Buchenwold 3.Dachau |
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Ruled by the people..Been around since greek era.."It's a Govt of the people, by the people, for the people."
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Democracy
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Dictatorship, Absolutism and Facist parties are totalitarian...Propaganda used widly
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Totalitarianism
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Economic system..Individual citizens own buisness
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Capitolism
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Created by Carl Marks...Created as apposite of Capitolism in which everone is more equal, and to eliminate rich and poor.
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Socialism
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Form of Socialism...Last stage of Socialism..No longer any social classes...No such thing as Communist Country
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Communism
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Extremely Nationalistic for of Gov't...Also Militaristic and Imperialistic..1 party rule and no opposition to the gov't is allowed.
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Facism
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World War II Causes
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1. Political Intability-More smaller and weaker countries
2.Economic Problems-Reperations-War costs for damage 3.Rise of dictators 4.Appeasment-Giving or allowing something to happen in order to avoid conflict |
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WWII Highlights
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1.Germany Invades Poland-Sept.1939
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2.Germany Attacked Netherlands,Belgium,and France-All defeated in 6 weeks..Vichy Govt-Puppet Govt
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3.Hitler Turns attention towards England-Battle of Britain- War fought between Royal Air Force...Had to Bomb at night-1st use of radar..Battle lasted about a year-only 40,000 died
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4.Italy Not Doing Well-Hitler had to turn attention to rescuing Mussolini
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5.Erwin Rommel-In charge of Africa Korps-Known as Desert Fox
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6.Hitler's Invasion of Russia-Opperation Barbarossa-Included 2 million soldiers and 2,000 tanks..Turning point of the war was at Stalin Grad
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7.Pearl Harbor-Dec.7 1941..US gave aid to the Chinese...We stopped trading with Japan...Everyone Knew there would be an attack...ZERO HOUR-when the attack would happen..4,000 americans died...Half died in the USS ARIZONA...18 ships and 347 air crafts were sunk
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Island Hoping
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We had to defeat Japs on remote island
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Samuri Tradition
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Japs fight to the death
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8.D Day-Operation Overload(June 6, 1944)..Amphibious Envasion-Water to Land...Dresden-German city with no signiciance..Bombed for Reveng..135,000 germans died
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9.Hitlers Suicide-It became very aparent that they were going to lose..Thought he was in the late stages of Sifilis...Married Eva Braun and the married 12 hours before She and Hitler commited Suicide.
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Reasons for the Use of Nuclear Bombs
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1.Would prevent 500,000 to 1 million american deaths
2.Invasion of Japan would take years..Guerilla Warfare 3.Japanese still had 6 million soldiers-very comitted to fight to the death 4.Japanese civilians were ready to fight 5.Using bombs would justify the cost 6.Would avenge the loss of pearl harbor & at Bataan |
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Reasons why not to use Nuclear Bombs
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1.Take Jap. officials to remote Island and detonate bomb
2.Numbers would not me as big-Invasion not long 3.Proof that japs. would surrender if russia declared war |
