Section 10 Vocab Flashcards
Russo-Japanese Waar
a war fought in 1904-5 between Russian and Japan. winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power
Russian Revolution
a revolution in Russian in 1917-1918 that brought the Bolsheviks, a communist party led by Lenin, to power
Sarajevo
the city where the assassination that brought on World War I took place
Albert Schweitzer
a French theologian who received many awards for his humanitarian missionary work in Africa
Seven Years’ War
a war fought between the German kingdom of Prussia and an alliance that included Austria, France, and Russian. Prussia and Britain won and their victory greatly increased their power
Six-Day War
a War in 1967 by Israel on one side and Egypt, Syria, and Jordan on the other. Israel was victorious
Spanish Civil War
A war fought in the late 1930s in Spain. The Spanish fascists won the war and set up Franco’s long rule as a dictator
SS
An elite corps of combat troops formed originally within the German Nazi party as a bodyguard for Hitler
Joseph Stalin
a Soviet political leader of the twentieth century. ruled the Soviet Union with extreme brutality
Battle of Stalingrad
a major battle between German and Soviet troops in World War II; ended with the surrender of and an entire German army; a major turning point of the war in favor of the Allies
Stalin’s purge trials
large numbers of official were imprisoned or executed for alleged disloyalty to Stalin
Star Chamber
a royal court in England in the Middle Ages known for its tyrannical judgements
Stuarts
a Scottish family that ruled Britain from the early seveneenth centry to the early eighteenth century
Sun King
nickname for Louis XIV
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of Britain in 1979; resigned form office in 1990
What were the causes of the war rooted in for the Thirty Years’ War?
causes of the war were rooted in national rivalries and in conflict between Roman Catholics and Protestants; for all the bloodshed there was no decisive winner or loser
Third Reich
the name given by the Nazis to their government in Germany; Reich is German for empire
What did Hitler believe about his Third Reich?
He believed that he was creating a third German empire that was a successor to the Holy Roman Empire and the empire formed by Chancellor Bismarck in the nineteenth century
Tiananmen Square
location in Beijing of prodemocracy demonstrations that were brutally suppressed in 1989
Marshal Tito
a Yugoslav military and political leader of the twentieth century; established communist rule in Yugoslavia
trench warfare
warfare marked by slow wearing down of the opposing forces and piecemeal gains at heavy cost; this happened especially in World War I
