humanities vocab

Question 1

Militarism

Answer 1

Building up armed forces and getting ready for war.

Nations believed a successful nation had a powerful military. This led to an arms race between countries. Everyone kept producing more and more weapons in order to be the strongest.

The Result: 20 million dead

Question 2

Alliances

Answer 2

Agreements or promises to help or defend another country.

Most countries had alliances with other nations based on their national interests. Alliances were usually made between individual nations, not groups of nations.

The Result: Countries ended up fighting about issues that had nothing to do with them simply because they were bound to honor their alliances.

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

The policy of extending a nation’s power and influence by acquiring territory or economic influence in a region.

The Result: The Scramble for Africa and European expansion in China (which was weak and collapsing). Imperialism brought resources, markets, territory, and power. Before WW1, many countries were trying to either gain/expand their empire or avoid being a part of someone else’s empire.

Question 4

Nationalism

Answer 4

Identifying with one’s own nation and supporting its interests, often to the detriment of others.

Nationalism can be heroic but it also can be cruel by believing your nation is the only thing that matters.

The Result: Nations fought to expand their own self-interests and gain power or control over others.

Question 5

Militarism->Disarmament

Answer 5

the reduction or withdrawal of military force and weapons

Question 6

Alliances->Collective Security

Answer 6

The cooperation of multiple countries in order to strengthen the security of each.

Question 7

Imperialism->Sovereignty

Answer 7

The right of a state to govern itself and control its own territory.

Question 8

Nationalism->Internationalism

Answer 8

Considering global interests rather than only national interests.

Question 9

Great Depression

Answer 9

An economic event lasting from 1929 to 1939 that resulted in worldwide economic contraction.

Question 10

Showa Depression

Answer 10

An economic event lasting from 1930 to 1931 that resulted in Japanese economic contraction.

Question 11

Tariff

Answer 11

A tax on an imported product or service

Question 12

Unemployed Person

Answer 12

A person willing and able to work but unable to find a job.

Question 13

Export

Answer 13

A product made in your country that you sell to another country

Question 14

Import

Answer 14

A product made in another country that you buy in your country.

Question 15

Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

Answer 15

An act which raised average tariff rates to nearly 60%