History Flashcards

1
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What is MAIN?

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M= the belief that a country should have a strong armed force
A=An agreement between 2 countries
I= extending a nations power and influence by colonising countries
N= an extreme form of patriotism where u love ur country a lot

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2
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What is armistice?

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A ceasefire between the allies and the germans

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3
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What is Arms race?

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Competition between countries over the development of weapons eg. Dreadnought

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4
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Encirclement?

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When something is surrounded eg. Germany by the triple entente

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5
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What was WW1

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War of attrition

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6
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Who wa the leader of the suffragettes?

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Emmeline pankhurst
Used hunger strikes, arson and chaining themselves 2 railings

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7
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Who was the leader of suffragists?

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Milicent Fawcett used petitions ,posters and marches

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8
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Who was the British General in charge of the military plans of the somme?

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General Haig

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9
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3 things that helped women gain the right to vote?

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1:Prime minister supported them. Encouraged newspapers to publish articles about women and also worked with Emmeline pankhurst. This helped others to see that women were worthy to vote as he gained influence
2:The laws being passed, Representation of the peoples act was passed in 1918 which gave women who owned property to vote from the age of 21 and all women to vote from the age of 30. Helped women vote
3:helped in war, they worked as factory workers and bus drivers which helped people see they are as capable as men

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10
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Define dictator?

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A leader with complete control

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11
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Define totalitarian

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The government or leader having ultimate power over all of society

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12
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Define collectivisation?

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Farms being owned by the state

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13
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Who seized control of Russia in 1917

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The bolsheviks

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14
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What and when was the wall street crash?

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The Wall Street Crash was an event in 1929 when the value of shares in the stock market suddenly plummeted. It led to huge problems in the American economy. In 1929

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15
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What did stalin use to remove a group of people from the communist party?

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Purges

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16
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When was TOV signed??

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July 28 1919

17
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Define lebenshraum?

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Living space for German speaking countries

18
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Define pogrom?

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Violent attack on jews mainly in Eastern europe

19
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Define genocide?

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Mass killing of thousands of innocent lives

20
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Wjen were Jews expelled from from England

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1209

21
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What was the final solution

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Official policy made by nazis which allowed for the murder of all jews

22
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What is a concentration camp?

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Prison camps which expanded throughout Europe during ww2

23
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What was the league of nations?

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The first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose main aim was to keep peace

24
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3 causes for WW2?

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1:TOV made Germany take blame for ww1, have to pay reparations and loss of colonial land. Germany became angry and wanted revenge.
2:after wall street crash, great depression happened which led to people turning to fascism bcs there was unemployment and people homeless which led to countries to look out for their own interests rather than working together
3: Hitler invading Poland bcs he wanted to gain lebensraum in September 1939 which led to the UK, France, New Zealand, Australia and India declaring war on poland creating a world war