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what is the treaty of versailles

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the 1919 peace treaty at the end of WWI which established new nations, borders, and war reparations

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what is a democracy

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power to rule comes from the consent of the governed; people have the power

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what is communism

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the state owns all property and means of production; all citizens share the wealth

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what is capitalism

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factories, equipment, and other means of production are privately owned rather than controlled by the government

  • free market
  • found in democracies
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what is totalitarianism

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a form of government that controls every aspect of its citizens’ lives

  • citizens have NO rights
  • NO opposition
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what is facism

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Political philosophy that places the importance of the nation over the individual
DICTATOR

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what is militarism

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glorifying and building up your military; using military force to promote your countries goals

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what is a dictator

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a ruler with all the power, usually obtained by force

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what is isolationism

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opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries

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what is mobilization

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how the country prepared for war (ex. had a draft, made tanks and weapons)

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what is appeasement

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the granting of concessions to a hostile power in order to keep the peace

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what is a blitzkrieg

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took enemies by surprise with awesome speed to achieve quick victory

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what is a monarchy

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the ruler inherits the right to rule and has power for life; people must follow leaders rule

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what is a monarchy

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the ruler inherits the right to rule and has power for life; people must follow leaders rule

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who was the leader of the Communist Soviet Union

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Joseph Stalin

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what was Stalin’s Plan

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2 main goals:

  • raise agricultural production
  • modernize industry
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what was Stalin’s Five Year Plan

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  • take private lands from farmers- collectivization
  • those who refuse forced into hard labor in concentration camps
  • export food for profit = famine
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what was The Great Purge

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secret police

-use of force against all other political parties and those who stood against him

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what were difficulties in Germany

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  • high debts from WW1
  • high unemployment
  • massive inflation in the 1920s
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what did Hitler do

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  • promised the people work and a stable government
  • increased his power through force
  • arrested enemies and opponents
  • built up the armed forces
  • extreme nationalist and racist
  • believed in military expansion
  • anticommunist
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who was the leader of Italy

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Mussolini

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what did Mussolini do

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  • in 1919 Mussolini formed Fascist Party
  • appointed prime minister in 1922
  • extreme nationalist
  • believed in military expansion
  • anticommunist
  • suspended elections
  • banned labor unions
  • outlawed opposing political parties
  • employed spies and secret police
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who was the leader of Japan

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Hideki Tojo

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what did Hideki Tojo do

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  • promoted to prime minister

- pushed to expand Japan’s control in Asia

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what was the munich conference 1938
gave Hitler part of Czechoslovakia (Sudenten Land)
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who was the leader of Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
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what was the invasion of Poland
- invasion of Czech, ended British and French appeasement | - Hitler wanted to deal with foes in the west without worrying the east
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what was Hitler's pact with Stalin
- they both realized they have much to gain by working together - signed non-aggression pact - for Hitler, this pact eliminated threat of the east
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what was the non-aggression pact
an agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany to not go to war with each other
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what was the non-aggression pact
an agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany to not go to war with each other
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what did the invasion of Poland lead to
Britain and France declared war on Germany
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what was France's Maginot Line
held troops underground
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what happened when Germany invaded France
France surrenders to Germany
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who was Germany's next target after securing France
Great Britain
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what happened in the Battle of Britain
- fought in Great Britain - first country to stop Germany - Great Britain won
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President Roosevelt realized what that he had to do if the US was to enter the war
strengthen the armed forces | -had first peace time draft
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what were Roosevelt's 4 Freedoms
freedom of speech freedom of worship freedom from want freedom from fear
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what were women not allowed to work in during the war
combat
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what types of jobs women hold during WW1
steelworkers and welders
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what benefits did women have during the war
- better paying jobs | - extra money helped support their families
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what were some obstacles women still faced during the war
- resented by men - lack of child care - earned less than men for the same work
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what happened to women's jobs after the war
were expected to give them up to returning solders
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what was daily life like on the home front
- shortages led to to rise in reading books and magazines, movies, and sporting events - collection drives for metal, fat, cloth, food, etc. - victory gardens (home gardens) - shortages limited what people could buy - rationing
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what was lend lease
US would lend Great Britain weapons, aircraft, warships, etc. and then they returned them but whatever was damaged and destroyed had to be paid back
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what was cash and carry
British would come over to the US to get weapons and would pay for them and leave
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what was cash and carry
British would come over to the US to get weapons and would pay for them and leave
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what was the battle of Stalingrad
- Germany invades Russia - Russia wins - Germany starts to collapse - turning point in war
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what was the D-Day invasion
-US, British, and Canadians invaded Normandy
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what was the bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Japan bombed the US | - gave US a reason to join the war
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what was the bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Japan bombed the US | - gave US a reason to join the war
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how was the US an isolationist country
the United States was less involved in world trade because of tariffs and the great depression
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how was the US helping the Allies prior to our actual military involvement
- FDR really wanted to help Britain because they were the only country fighting Germany - Cash and Carry
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where did the first US troops attack the Germans
- North Africa | - November 1942
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who did the bulk of the fighting in WWII and how many men did they lose
- Soviet Union | - lost about 20 million people
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in what ways did the US government become more powerful during WWII
- controlled industries - fixed wages and prices - implemented rationing - took over businesses
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why were businesses forced to recognize labor unions
- to prevent labor strikes | - make sure businesses keep producing for the war and war production doesn't decrease
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what happened to the Japanese Americans during WWII and what was the Supreme Court's ruling
- faced horrible racism - were forced to leave the west and into concentration camps - government took their property, businesses, etc. - thought they were spies but weren't
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how did WWII spark the early Civil Rights Movement
- African Americans moved to North America for jobs | - banned segregation
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who became the world wide financial leader after WWII
United States
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in the end what was WWII all about
-freedom -equality transformed US economy
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what political and economic factors led to WWII
- Germany was in debt after WWI | - Hitler wanted power
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what was the Battle of the Bulge
a month long battle of WWII, in which the Allies succeeded in turning back the last major German offensive of the war

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