World At War

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Alliance System

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Countries in Europe made treaties promising to defend each other.

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Allies: WWI

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One side in World War I: Great Britain, France, and Russia, later joined by the U.S.

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Allies: WWII

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Group of nations, including the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, who opposed the Axis powers.

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Appeasement

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Trying to pacify an aggressor in order to keep the peace.

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Armistice

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Truce agreement.

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Axis powers

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Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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Benito Mussolini

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Fascist dictator of Italy.

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Blitzkrieg

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Lightning war strategy used by Germany against Poland.

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Bolshevik

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Left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party that adopted Lenin's theses on party organization in 1903.

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Central Powers

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One side in World War I: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

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Fascism

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Political system based on a strong, centralized government headed by a dictator.

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Fourteen points

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Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I.

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Francisco Franco

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Fascist dictator of Spain.

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Genocide

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Deliberate and systematic killing of an entire people.

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GI Bill of Rights

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Law passed by Congress to help servicemen readjust to civilian life.

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Hamas

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A Palestinian Islamic organization established to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation. Considered a terrorist organization, Australia, Canada, Egypt, the European Union, and the United States made foreign aid condition based on agreements on non-violence after the 2006 election.

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Holocaust

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Systematic murder of over 11 million people, mostly Jewish, across Europe.

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Imperialism

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Policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

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Internment

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Confinement under guard, especially during wartime.

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Joseph Stalin

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Communist dictator of the Soviet Union.

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Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

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Civil rights group formed by Japanese Americans.

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Kristallnacht

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Name given the night of November 9, 1938, when Nazis in Germany attacked Jews, their businesses, and their synagogues.

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Lend-Lease Act -

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Law that allowed lending or leasing arms to any nation "whose defense was vital to the United States".

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League of Nations

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An international peace-keeping organization proposed by Wilson and founded in 1920.

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Militarism

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Building up armed forces to prepare for war.

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Nationalism

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A devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation.

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Nazism

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Fascist political philosophy of Germany under Nazi dictator Hitler.

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Neutrality acts

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Laws passed by Congress to ban the sale of arms or loans to nations at war

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No man's land

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The space between armies fighting each other.

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Reparations

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Payments made by defeated countries after a war.

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Third World nations

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French coined term, former colonial areas that are undeveloped/developing nations separated from European influence.

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Totalitarian

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Government that has complete control over its citizens and puts down all opposition.

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Treaty of Versailles

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The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.

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Tsar

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Until 1917 the autocratic emperor of Russia.

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U-boats

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German submarines.

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War-guilt clause

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Part of the Treaty of Versailles in which Germany took responsibility for the war.

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Great Powers

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and France

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.

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What sparked the cause of the first World War?

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European Alliances

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What started the first World war?

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The war begins with Germany invading Belgium hoping to overrun France and attack Russia before Great Britain could assist France.

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What was the first attack in the first World War?

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The British and French could not save Belgium, however Belgium was able to hold off Germany long enough to allow England and France to fortify France thus stopping the Germans in Belgium.

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What was the outcome of Germany's invasion of Belgium?

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Germans occupied one line while the Allies occupied the other line. This bloody trench warfare continued for more than three years. The war went into a "stalemate" with neither side gaining territory, while sacrificing the lives of more than one million soldiers.

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What was the outcome of the trench warfare of WWI in France?

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tanks, air planes, and poison gas.

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What weapons were invented in WWI?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was president during WWI?

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April 6 1917

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When did America enter WW1?

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Germany

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Who did the US declare war on in 1917?

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Nov 11, 1918

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When did WWI end?

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Fourteen Points

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What waas the name of the plan for world peace?

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League of Nations

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What did the fourteenth point call for?

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Bolshevik

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What was the russian word for communist?

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Vladmir Lenin

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Who led the Bolshevik party?

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Vladmir Lenin

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who was the first communist leader in russia?

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Treaty of versailles

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what ws the document that ended WWI?

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Stalin

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Who came into power of russia in 1924?

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totalarian

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what kind of government did the USSR have under stalin?

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Musolini

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Who founded Italy's facist movement?

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Francisco Franco

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Who wat Spain's facist general during WWII?

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1933 January

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When did Hitler become chancellor?

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Winston Churchill

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Who was the future prime minister during WWII?

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September 1, 1939

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When did WWII start?

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blitzkrieg

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what was germany's attack style?

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Kristallnacht

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What was the first organized persecution of jews called?

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Dec 7, 1941

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When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

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GI Bill of 1944

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What legislative helped veterans from WWII in america?

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may 1948

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when was israel declared independent?

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imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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militarism

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the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.