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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Genocide

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killing of members of national, ethnic, racial, or religious group

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Crimes Against Humanity

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widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population (murder, enslavement, imprisonment, torture, rape, sexual slavery)

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War Crimes

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intentionally directing attacks against civilian population or against those who are involved in humanitarian or peacekeeping mission

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Woodrow Wilson

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US emerged as a dominant global power and wanted to limit future conflicts so created Wilson’s 14 points

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Wilson’s 14 points (Goals and Purposes)

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  • Peace settlement that would not punish the defeated nations but have a fair lasting peace
  • core Principe was ethnic/national groups should have self determination (sovereignty/governance)
  • open international agreements
  • freedom of navigation on the seas
  • Free trade
  • reduction in armants
  • adjustments of colonial claims
  • League of Nations
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Paris Peace Conference 1919

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(a) George Clemenceau (France)
(b) Woodrow Wilson (USA)
(c) David Lloyd George (Britain)
(d) Vittorio Orlando (Italy)

Series of meetings of the Allied powers following the end of WW1 to set peace terms for the defeated central powers

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Georges Clemenceau

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  • France
  • Goal was to enact revenge on Germany
  • Wanted protection from France from Germany
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Woodrow Wilson

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  • USA
  • Fourteen points
  • focusing on self determination, free trade, open agreements, League of Nations
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David Lloyd George

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  • Britain
  • wanted Germany disarmed and weakened but still capable of contributing to European stability
  • protect and expand the British Empire
  • reparations from Germany
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Vittorio Orlando

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  • Italy
  • Gained territory promised by Allies in treaty of London
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Treaty of Versailles

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  • created in Paris Peace Conference
  • to discuss how to prevent a catastrophe event from happening again, how to rebuild, and negotiating peace settlements between nations
  • Germany to accept full responsibility for the war (pay reparations to allies, give away territories/colonies, military restrictions)
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The International Criminal Court (ICC)

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institution established to persecute individuals for most serious offences of international concern (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes, Crime of Aggression)

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Internment In Canada

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  • Japanese internment
  • (Due to WW2 wartime propoganda)
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Collective Security

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cooperation of several countries in alliance to strengthen the security of each

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