Unit 2 Ultranationalism

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information and ideas that are spread to achieve a specific goal

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propaganda

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excessive or fanatical devotion to a nation and its interests, often associated with a belief that one country is superior to all others.

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ultranationalism

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giving into demands

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appeasement

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compulsory military service

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conscription

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an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.

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League of nations

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the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial.

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internment

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a tool for maintaining international peace and security without the use of force except in self-defence and defence of the

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peacekeeping

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the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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genocide

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destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

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Holocaust

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the name given to the mass starvation in the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33. Occurred between the Russian Revolution and the Second World War.

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Holodomor

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the undoing of colonialism, where a nation establishes and maintains its domination over dependent territories.

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decolonization

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a theory and practice in international relations regarding the recognition and acceptance of a newly created sovereign state by other states, based on a perceived historical relationship the new state has with a prior state.
eg., Alexander the Great’s empire falls apart, other states set up in its place. Thus the Seleucid empire, Bactria, and so on would have been successor states.

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successor states

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the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

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self-determination

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a government’s strategy in dealing with other nations.

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foreign policy

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Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

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Main causes of WWI

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Germany and the Allies signed this peace treaty at the end of World War I. The United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy negotiated the treaty at the Peace Conference held in Versaille beginning on January 18, 1919

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Treaty of Versailles

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an economic and social system derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

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communism

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an authoritarian and nationalistic extreme right-wing system of government and social organization.

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fascism

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an economic system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

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capitalism

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An economic recession that began on October 29, 1929, following the crash of the U.S. stock market.

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The Great Depression

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an international conference (1814–15) held at Vienna after Napoleon’s banishment to Elba, with Metternich as the dominant figure, aimed at territorial resettlement and restoration to power of the crowned heads of Europe.

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Congress of Vienna

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Germany, Austia-Hungary, Italy

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Members of the Triple Alliance before WW1

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France, Russia, Britain

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Members of the Triple Entente before WW1

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Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after World War I. They included public negotiations between nations, freedom of navigation, free trade, self-determination for several nations involved in the war, and the establishment of an association of nations to keep the peace.

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US President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points

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lightning warfare

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Blitzkrieg

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the meeting of the Allied victors, following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris during 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities.

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The Paris Peace Conference

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Stage 1: classification
Stage 2: symbolization
Stage 3: dehumanization
Stage 4: organization
Stage 5: polarization
Stage 6: preparation
Stage 7: Extermination (Genocide)
Stage 8: Denial

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8 stages of genocide

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the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.

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alienation

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the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

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colonialism

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a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

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isolationism