HSTR 391 World War 2 Flashcards
what were the causes of WW1
dispute over the balklands
the alliance system
growing tensions over the colonies
european decadence
the assassination of arch duke frans ferdinand
what caused the feeling of eternal peace throughout Europe before ww1
100 years since a major conflict
intermarriage across nations
who were the members of the triple entante
britian france russia
who were the members of the central powers
germany
austria hungary
italy
turkey
why is world war one considered the first modern war
heavy propaganda
total war
air power
machine guns
submarines
chemical warfare
tanks
long range guns
what was the van stiplen plan
german strategy to encircle paris by traveling though belgium
what did the france, britian, and the US want out of the treaty of versilles
France: punishment
Britian: financial compensation
US: idealistic approach using Wilsons 14 points
what were the failings of the treaty of versilles
germany had to sign a guilt clause (Germany had to pay for reparations)
ethnocentrism
wilson’s 14 points were ignored
the creation of the league of nations failed
why did the league of nations fail
the US did not join because it did not want to lose sovereignty
what is ethnocentrism and why did it fail after ww1
give each ethnicity their own country
crammed ethnicities that did not like each other into the same nation
what were the results of the treaty of versilles and the end of ww1
vast societal despondency and depression
the loss of an entire generation
the rise of communism and fascism
the situation in germany led to the rise of the Nazi party
what are the characteristics of fascism
cult of the leader (usually charismatic)
intuition over intellect
activism
hyper patriotic and nationalistic
state control over everything
militaristic
what aspects of fascism are present in Nazism that are not always present in fascism
racism
Germanic themes
