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gb france us
three democracies that come out on top after wwi
russian revolution
what cause fears of the spread of communism after wwi
nationalism and socialism
what two types of gvt did people think of after wwi
finding jobs for veterans, paying off debts, radical ideas became popular, the peace settlement caused dissatisfaction for germans, and there was a lack of strong leaders in europe
what were 5 problems after wwi
locarno treaty
which treaty tried to make peace in europe after wwi and gave people hope for no more war
kellog braind pact
an agreement promising to end war which almost every nation signed after wwi
disarmament
the reduction of armed forces and weapons
navies armies
us britain france japan and other nations signed treaties to reduce the size of what but wouldn't reduce the size of what after wwi
league of nations
people in europe put their hopes in this after wwi and this group encouraged cooperation and tried to get membert to make a commitment to stop aggression
no power
the problem with the league of nations and the kellog braind pact was that blank
america
refused to join the league of nations
us
what country emerged as the world's leading economic power after wwi
overproduction
a condition in which production of goods exceeds the demand for them
imbalance in the economy of selling goods, producing goods, and the pay for the workers, and the price of goods
what was a weak spot in the economies around the world after wwi
margin buying
paying part of the cost and borrowing the rest from brokers
stock market crash
what triggered the great depression in the us after wwi
global market
the us great depression caused the loss of access to the rest of the world through the what
general strike
this happened in britain after wwi when there was a strike by workers in many different industries at the same time
britain
which country set up a coalition gvt after wwi which included 3 major political parties
ireland
who kept a guerilla warfare to britain after wwi
british commonwealth of nation
four former colonies, canada australia new zealand and south africa, becam fully self governing dominions within this organization
britain wanted to relax punishment on germany and france strongly disagreed
after wwi britain wanted to do this about germany and france wanted to do this
france suffered many casualties and northern france was devastated but the economy recovered rapidly and wasnt affected by the great depression q
how was france affected after wwi
maginot line
france created this to have a false sense of protection from germany
limited immigration
after the red scare the us did what
revolution in russia
what set off the red scare
new deal
under this the federal gvt of the us became more directly involved in people's everyday lives, new laws regulated the stock market and protected bank savings, gvt programs create jobs for the unemployed and gave aid to farmers, a new social security system provided old age pensions and other benefits .
fdr
who created the new deal in the us
britain
the only country that makes it out of wwi without total damage
nationalist
what typ of party was mussolini
adriatic yugoslavia
italy was a victorious ally after wwi and they expected to get some land near this place but instead this land became part of theis new country
socialism
what party was mussolini's background
fascist party
what party did mussolini create
fiery speaking
what was mussolini well known for
old roman ways
mussolini wanted to revive this which meant to take over the world
black shirts or combat squads
mussoline put together this group of people who broke up socialist rallies smashed leftist presses and attacked farmers cooperatives
intimidation and fear
mussolini's fascist gangs took over elected officials places using this
constitutional gvt
italy lost faith in what type of gvt
naples
the fascist party tried to take some power at a rally where and demanded that the gvt make changes
civil war prime minister
fearing what, the king of italy made mussoline what and mussoline didn't even have to fire a shot
il duce or the leader
mussoline once in the gvt assumed more power and took this name the then suppressed rival parties, muzzled the press, rigged elections, and replaces elected official with fascist supporters
dictatorship upheld by terror
italy was said to have remained a parliamentary monarchy but was actually this
under state socialists strike
mussolini created the corporat state where the economy was held under this but it preserved capitalism unlike this party. therefore production increased workers were punished because they were forbidden to do this and their wages were small
individual
to fascists who was unimportant except as a member of the state
believe obey fight
what was mussolini's slogan that was blasted through speakers
ruthless win the battle of motherhood 14
under mussolini men were supposed to be this and women were supposed to do this. they even won a medal if they had this many children
youth military
one of the fascist goals was to create there fascist groups to toughen children ant to teach them to obey this strict discipline
mussolini is always right
what did the youth chant about mussoline
fascism
in italy in the past this meant different things in different countries but today we use the term to describe any authoritarian gbt that is not communist
mussolini
who created fascism
fascism
is rooted in extreme nationalism and glorifies action violence discipline and blind loyalty to the state
darwin
the fascists followed whose idea of survival of the fittest
totalitarian
mussolini and hitler used this type of rule where ther was a dictator, state control of economy, use of terror to enforce, censorship, use of media for advantage, and obedience to single leader
democracy, communism, and fascism
what three types of gvt competed in postwar europe
munich
what city did hitler invade in order to start the nationalist socialist revolution
weimar republic
in germany after wwi this democratic gvt was created. this set up a parliamentary system led by a chancellor
chancellor
prime minister
german jews
who was blamed as a scapegoat in germany for their economic and political problems
paying reparations
after wwi what did gemany have trouble doing
france
who took over germany's coal rich ruhr valley after wwi when they couldn't pay
us
worked to reduce germanys reparations after wwi
dawes plan
what plan made french withdraw from the ruhr valley
austria
where was hitler born
weimar
hitler despised this gvt in germany
national socialist german workers
nazi
munich
where did hitler first try to seize power and then was put in jail
my struggle mein kampf
hitler wrote this book in prison
storm troopers
nazis that battled in streets againstpolitical enemies
nationalism fascism
what political thing did hitler support
master race
hitler said that germans belong to a superior what
aryans
light skinned europeans
german for living space
lebensraum
fuhrer
german for leader
reichstag
german for lower house of the legislature
communism
politicians turned to hitler because they were trying tostop the growth of this type of power
got rid of them and made germany a one party state
what did hitler do with the other political parties after he took power
repudiated
rejected
totalitarian
hitler created this state in germany when nazis controlled all areas of german life
gestapo
secret police
versailles
hitler rearmed germany when he violated this treaty
hitler youth
the children who followed hitler were called this
got rid of christianity and combined protestant into one state church
what did hitler do about religion in germany
nuremberg laws
law that restricted jews by not allowing them to marry non jews, attend or teach at geman schools or universities hold gvt jobs practice law or medicin or publish books
albert einstein
he was a geman jew who fled the country
stage an attack on all jews
when a young jew whose parents had been mistreated shot a german diplomat hitler decided to do this
night of broken glass
kristallnacht
final solution
plan for the extermination of all jews
manchuria
japan wanted to expand its empire so it seized this country.
japan
who was the first to drop out of the league of nations
ethiopia
mussolini tried to appear strong by taking over this country
sanctions
penalties
appeasment
giving in to the demands of an aggressor to keep peace
rhineland
germany sent troops to this demilitarized place that bordered france
pascifism
opposition to all war
tried to stay neutral and not get involved in war
what did the us try to do before wwii
germany italy japan
axis powers
axis powers
came together to fight soviet communism, not interfere with one anothers plans for expansion, and they were anti democratic
civil war
why didn't spain enter wwii
union of austria and germany
anschluss
austria
hitler decided to take over this country and become its leader this went against the versailles treaty but the western powers did nothing about it
czechlosovakia
germany next went after this country where he wanted to set free the germans in the sudetenland and when f and gb were trying to make a decision hitler said sudetenland had to become his and f and gb gave in
czechoslovakia
one of the two remaining democracies in eastern europe
chamberlain
after gb and france let hitler have czech this prime minister of gb came back thinking he had achieved peace for their timee
daladier
leader of france who helped decide at the munich conference to let g have czech
soviet union
hitler made a pact with his enemy this country to try to keep peace
fear g feared communism and su feared germany and fascism
the nazi soviet pact was made because of this
poland
a week after the soviet pact germany invaded what country
poland
what country caused france and gb to enter war against g starting wwii
6 years
wwii was the costliest war that lasted how long
allied powers
included britain france soviet union china us and 45 other nations during wwii
poland
what country did hitler first use lightning war on
blitzkrieg
lightning war
west take the land promised to them in the nazi soviet pact
at the beginning of wwii nazis attacked from this direction while stalin attacked from the east and stalin tried to do what
phony war
during the quiet time in wwii before hitler launched a massive attack us called this the what
miracle of dunkirk
when british troops were trapped between the germans and the english channel they sent british ships to save the troops and this was called
france
this country surrendered when the germans attacked from the north and italy attacked from the south
erwinn rommell
when british army tried to defend the african colonies and the balkans against italy and germany, hitler sent the desert fox who pushed the british back
greece and yugoslavia
italy tried to take over these two countries with the help of germany during wwii
yugoslavia was the land they were promised by the allies during wwi
why did italy try to take over yugoslavia
german air force
luftwaffe
churchill britain
replaced chamberlain as prime minister of this country during wwii
operation sea lion
what hitler called the invasion of britain during wwii
blitz or bombing
when germany attacked britain they used this tactic
invasion of soviet union
one of hitlers costliest mistakes during wwii
operation barbarossa
what hitler called the conquest of soviet union
britains
when germany attacked russia during wwii they asked for this countires help and they worked together
supplied countries with supplies and military ships and machines
durning wwii while the us was still neutral fdr helped the country do this for the war
stopped aiding them with materials
when japan invaded the indies and indochina what did the us do to anger the japanese
dec 7 1941
when did the japanese bomb pearle harbor
japanese bomb pearl harbor
what cause us to enter wwii
japan had many victories and seized a lot of land
what happened with japan after us entered wwii
genocide
hitlers plan to murder all european jews but he also targeted slavs gypsies and mentally ill
holocaust
the nazis massacred some 6 mill jews and many other undersireable people in what became known as this
collaborators
people who helped the nazis hunt down the jews
roosevelt churchill and stalin
what three people got together to try to end the war in europe
el alamein
at this battle the british stopped the desert fox's advances in egypt
eisenhower
which american general helped the british capture rommell's army
battle of stalingrad
the costliest battle between germany and soviet union
General Douglas macarthur
general of the us who fougt in the pacific and southeast asia war who tried to help the Philipines
sea jungle or islands
the us thought that the war in southeast asia and the pacific was very different than the war in europe because the battles were fought where
japan bataan death march
at the beginning of the war in the pacific this country was winning and they aslo killed several hindred us soldiers and 10,000 filipino soldiers during this
coral sea and midway island
in may and june 1942 the us won a great victory in the pacific war when they damaged 2 japanese fleets of ships at these two battles
guadalcanal in the solomon islands japan
this victory for the us in the pacific war lead to the island hopping campaign where their goal was eventually to reach this country
island hopping
going from island to island but bypassing some along the way creating stepping sotnes
chester nimitz
us naval commander during the pacific war when he blockaded japan
germany
after freeing france allied forces went after this country
battle of the bulge
when allied forces had made it to belgium and were on their way to germany, germany launched this counterattck and this was hitler's last success
hitlers high ranked officers
these people attempted a murder on hitler
lose support for hitler
when germany was constantly being bombed for two years this caused germans to
rhine berlin
when attacking germany the allies crossed this river and the soviet union took this city
elbe river
when us and russia were able to take over germany, the two sides met and shook hands at thsi river
mussoline commited suiscide
when germany was taken over who was killed by guerillas and what did hitler do
victory in europe
the day after germany surrendered in wwii it was called ve day what does this stand for
iwo jima and okinawa
these two battles versus japan and us showed that japan would rather fight to the death than surrender
kamikaze
pilots who undertook suicide missions
alamogordo nm
the us successfully tested the first atomic bomb at this place
harry truman
president of the us who took office after fdr
harry truman
decided to us the atomic bomb against japan
sent out a warning to japan and they ignored it
before sending the atomic bomb the us did what
hiroshima
where was the first atomic bonb dropped
soviet union manchuria
after the first atomic bomb was dropped who decalred war on japan and what city did they invade
nagasaki
where was the second atomic bomb dropped
emporer hirohito forced japanese gvt to surrender
what caused japan to surrender
us
after wwii who occupied japan
four zones of occupation
after wwii how did the allies divide germany
tried
after wwii allied powers blanked axis leaders at nuremburg
creating democracies
what was one of the allies solutions for preventing the rise of future dictators
united nations
after wwii the allies set up this where 50 nations met in san fran
general assembley security council
under the un charter, each member had one vote in the blnak and then therewas a smaller pody called this which had greater power
us russia britain france and china
the five permanent powers of the security council were blank and they had the power to veto
us and soviet union
after wwii france and britain were exhausted and germany was defeated so these two countries came out as leaders
cold war
a state of tension and hostility among nataions without armed conflict between the major rivals
distrusted western powers because they had invaded them during both world wars
the cold war first started between us and soviet union because of their different gvts and soviet union blank
spread communism and create a buffer zone to defend soviet union from germany
what were stalin's two goals in eastern europe
red army
soviet union army was called
went against them and created pro soviet communist gvts
roosevelt and churchill rejected stalin's views to take over eastern europe and made him promise to have free elections but what did he do instead
churchill
said that soviet union was putting up an iron curtain and he also distrusted stalin
soviety union and communist dominated eastern countries
western europe countries lead by us
the iron curtain became a symbol of the cold war where europe was divided in to east including blank and west including blank
us withdrew from global affairs then took a leading role
after wwi us did this when trying to rebuild while after wwii they did this
truman doctrine
after wwii truman created this to aid free people who were resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures so military and economic aid and advisers were sent ot greece and turkey
containment
limiting communism to the areas already under soviet control
marshall plan
to strengthen democratic gvt the us offerend a large aid package which funneled food and economic assistance to european countries
dependent states
president truman also offered aid to the sovit union and its satellites aka blank
in west germany people thrived and were able to rebuild while in east germany russia took over factrories and resources to help its own country
during the cold war germany was divided into east and west germany when western democracies combined against soviet union and communism. in west germany what happened compared to east germany
berlin airlift to supply western berlin
because berlin was occupied by all four zones but was within su land stalin tried to froce allies out so allies did this to end the soviets blockade
nato north atlantic treaty organization
us canada dn nime western european countries formed military alliance where members pledged to help one another if any one of them was attacked
warsaw pact
soviet union responded to nato by forming this which included ussr and seven satellites to keep them in order
arms race
in the cold war each side tried to create more weaponry than the other in what is called this although they never fired a shot
40 years
how long did the cold war last
britain
only country that makes it out of wwi without total damage
france britain us
come out on top after wwi
finding jobs for veterans and paying wartime debt
two problems in the countries that participated in wwi afterwards
russian rev, communism
after wwi, what make europe uneasy about its political future
settled disputes over lands that germany had in europe
what did the series of treaties signed in switzerland after wwi do
kellogg braind pact
after wwi what did european nations sign to renounce war as an instrument of national policy
disarment
after wwi countries in europe did this to try to keep peace by reducing armed forces
navies
after wwi us britain france japan and other nations signed treaties ot reduce their
versailles treaty and league of nations
what two things did europeans put their hopes in to try to keep peace after wwi
didn't recieve land from allies as promised instead became yugoslavia
why was italy upset after wwi
peasants seized land workers went on strike russia
what did the people of italy do because they weren't happy with how things went after wwi and where did they get their ideas
socialist
what was mussolini's political background growing up
socialism
what did mussolini reject for nationalism
fascist party
what did mussolini create for italians
promised to end corruption and create order and bring back roman ideal
why were italians so willing to follow mussolini/ what did they believe he would be able to do because of his speeches
through fear and violence
how was mussolini able to take power
combat squads black shirts
what were mussolini's men called
took it under state control capitalism
what did mussolini do with the economy in italy when he took power and what did he keep unlike socialism
individual was unimportant exept when needes as a part of the state
what was the fascist belief of the individual
tried to create an empire as big as the western world and seized manchuria
what was one thing japan did to upset peace in europe before wwii
japan
first to withdrawl from league of nations
league of nations didn't like them taking manchuria
why did japan leave LON
invaded ethiopia to appear strong bc he knew they couldn't fight
how did mussoline challenge peace before the start of wwii
went against versailles treaty and sent troops to rhineland
how did hitler challence peace before wwii
practiced appeasement or giving in
when peace was being challenged by italy japan and germany before the start of wwii, what did the western powers do because of it
japan germany and italy
fight communism and not interfere with each others expansion
who belonged in the axis powers and what was their goal
austria because that was hitler's home country
before the start of wwii what country did germany go after first and why
union of austria and germany
what does anschluss mean
go after czech and ends up with all of sudetenland bc france and gb give in at munich conference
what country does germany go after after austria and what do they end up with
stalin
who does hitler sign a nonagression pact with
divide up poland and not to fight each other if they went to war
what did the pact between russia and germany say
poland
what country does germany invade that causes f and gb to enter because of their commitment
maginot line belgium
france built this for wwii to keep germany out but instead they again enter through where
blitzkreig or lightening war
what tactic do nazis have to fight during wwii
lightening war
planes bomb airfields, factories, towns, and cities as screaming bombers fire on torrps and civilians
miracle at dunkirk
british is trapped between germany and english channel and send all british ships to save them
british hold them off
when axis powers push into the balkans and north africa what happens at first
Erwin Rommel dessert fox
general hitler sends to push british out of africa
were promised this land by allies
why does hermany go after yugoslavia
start bombing britain using their airforce
because britain is alone what does germany do using their luftwaffe aka
sunday dec 7 1941 7 am
when does japan bomb pearl harbor
angry because amercans blockade supplies going to japan
why does japan bomb america
torpedo
what new technology did japan have for attacking pearl harbor
germany and japan
split germany into 4 sectors
after wwii countries think that these two countries might become to powerful so what do they do
united nations new york
what was created after wwii to ensure peace and where is it located
communism v democracy
what was an underlying reason for the cold war
berlin wall
after wwii berlin is split into west and east berlin and west prospers so russia gets angry by its people wanting ot leave so what do they do
european union
in order to expand free trade and eventually end tariffs on goods in europe countries created european community or common market which later became known as
created national passports and formed a universal currency
what two major things did the eu do
27
how many countries are a part of the eu
france germany greece italy poland uk spain
what are some major countries apart of the eu
3 pillars
the eu's work is divided into what
original european community policies
1st pillar
coomonn foreign and secruity policies
2nd pillar
justice and home affairs-original
police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters-changed
3rd pillar
nato
the eu didn't include military or defense because they thought this was sufficient
21
how many members of eu are also a part of nato
western eluropean union
a european security organization related to eu
overproduction and high price manufactured goods
weak spots in american and world economy
stock market crash and demanded repayment of foreign loans
the great depression in the us affected the world economy when
solve labor problems
leon blum's popular fromt gvt tried to
limited immigration from europe
during the 1920s the us congress passed laws that
us and soviet union
what two countries compete in the space race
salt
us and soviet union sithg this treaty to limit the production of nuclear weapons
cuba
where does the soviet union put their missles in an attempt at us
marshall plan
money is loaned by the us to countries in western europe to rebuild
truman doctrine
provides american aid to greece and turkey to prevent the spread of communism
nato
to protect western europe from communism 12 countries agree to help each other if attacked
us, soviet union
who backs israel and who backs arab countries
eisengower doctrine
congress approves this to give the president power to use armed forces to defend nations against communism
china, us and un
who backs north korea and who backs south korea
seato
formed ot oppose communist expansion in far east by countries in southeast asia
anzus
to combat the spread of communism in the pacific a defense treaty is signed by australia new zealand and us who pledge to act together in case of an attack
blitzkrieg
what was the lightning warfare of Germany called that combined air power artillery and tank assaults
luftwaffe
shock and awe
blitzkrieg
none of the above
mussolini
leader of italy
hitler
stalin
mussolini
none of the above
poland
country that germany invaded that pulled france and gb into the war
czech
belgium
poland
none of the above
ethiopia
country that mussolini went after to show off their military power
egypt
ethiopia
libya
none of the above
japan
which country invaded manchuria
g
italy
japan
russia
dec 7 1941
pearl harbor took place on
dec 7 1941
dec 7 1940
dec 8 1941
dec 8 1940
gb
which country doesn't fit
gb,
japan,
g,
italy
saved by the british navy
at the miracle of dunkirk british soldiers would...
escape by swimming across the channel
would be surrounded by german soldiers and surrender
would be saved by british air force
saved by the british navy
london
which city does not break under constant bombing of the germans
paris
moscow
london
berlin
italy
who does not fit
gb
f
italy
russia
t or false because only germany did it
t/f the policy of gb and f to let g and italy seize territory in order to avoid an armed conflict was called appeasement
t
t/f operation barbarossa was the g invasion of the soviet union
t
t/f japan left the league of nations first
f us blocked supplies
t/f japan attacked the us b/c hitler ordered it
f france not belgium
t/f the maginot line was a line of defense that was aimed to keep germany from entering france through belgium
f
t/f appeasement is the idea taken by british and french to allow germany to take over the world
f chamberlain
t/f prime minister of gb that dealt with hitler before war broke out was winston churchill
f after pearl harbor
t/f the us jumped into the war immediately after seeing gb and france entering hte war
f airforce
t/f luftwaffe is german for military
t
t/f hitler called the germans the master race that was meant to rule over other people
27
how many countries are currently in the european union
25
26
27
28
neville chamberland
prime minister of gb before the war was
winston churchill
joseph stalin
neville chamberland
none of the above
marshall plan
economic aid given to any european country in need that promised to renounce communism by the us was
truman doctrine
marshall plan
eisenhower plan
none of the above
berlin
city that found itself on the front line of the cold war
london
paris
moscow
berlin
mussolini
leader of italy
hitler
stalin
mussolini
none fo tthe above
ethiopia
country that mussolini wnt after to show his military power
egypt
ethiopia
libya
none of the above
japan
which country invade manchuria
germany
italy
japan
russia
dec 7 1941
pearl harbor took place on
dec 7 1940
dec 8 1940
dec7 1941
dec 8 1941
great britain
which country does not fit
great britain
japan
germany
italy
saved by the british navy
at the miracle of dinkirk british soldiers would
escape by swimming across the channel
would be surrounded by german soldiers and surrender
would be saved by the british air force
saved by the british nayv
f
t/f luftwaffe means lightning war
t
t/f churchill was the prime minister of gb after the war started
f
t/f the european union was created for defense
f
t/f nato was created to protect communist countries from democracies
f
t/f the cold war was unique from all other wars because it was between two big countries
f
t/f czech was invaded by the germans and gb and france went to war
f
t/f berlin wall was built to keep west berliners from entering east berlin
f
t/t chamberlin coined the term iron curtain
f
t/f nationalsim was at the root of communism
t
t/f the man who started fascism was mussolini