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WW2 + WW1 Flashcards

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What is National Interest

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Pursuit of power, security, and wealth of a country.

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Who was involved in Arctic Sovereignty

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Canada, USA, Russia, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland.

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What is the Arctic Sovereignty Issue?

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Control over lands in the Arctic.

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Why is the Arctic Sovereignty an Issue?

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Borders are often unclear
Opportunity for effective and efficient trade routes
Resources and development
Lack of infastructure

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What is Ultranationalism?

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Extreme nationalism where a group asserts control or hegemony over another group, often through violent coercion to pursue specific interests. INTERST OVERCOMES ALL OTHER IDEALS.

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What is Fascism

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Far right idea, where control is held by one ruler or a small group, under single party, and is often totalitarian and authoritarian. Opposition is suppressed, and there is a belief in natural hierarchy.

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Appeasement

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Policy of making political or territorial concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict.

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Examples of Appeasement in WW2?

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Munich Agreement, where part of Czechoslavakia was annexed.

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American Isolationism

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American foreign policy where alliances are avoided in order to avoid being pulled into wars not related to self defense of the USA.

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League of Nations

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International organization used for the resolving of international disputes.

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5 Causes of WW1

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M - Militarism
A - Alliances
N - Nationalism
I - Imperialism
A - Assassination

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Why did League of Nations fail

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Lack of meetings
Lack of power
Lack of members
Lack of action

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Impact of Treaty of Versailles on Germany

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Capped army
Crippling war reparations
Accepted guilt
Lost territory
Lost colonies

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Intent of Wilson’s 14 Points

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World peace and cooperation
Diplomacy
Self determination

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Germany’s actions leading up to the Invasion of Poland?

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Militarization - reintroduced conscription, militarized Rhineland
Expansion
Isolation of Poland
Propaganda
Preparations - Allied with Italy in May 1939

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10 Stages of Genocide

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Classify
Symbolize
Discriminate
Dehumanize
Organization
Propaganda
Preparation
Persecution
Extermination
Denial

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What was Holodomor?

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Forced starvation of Ukrainian peasants through the extortion of grain and high quotas. Is man-made.

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Rwandan Genocide

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Slaughter of Tutsis by Hutu Majority over the course of 100 days. Around 800000 were killed, and some men even killed their wives. Was rooted in racial tensions and the assassination of the Hutu president provided a catalyst for the genocide.

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Japanese Internment

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Forced relocation of Japanese Canadians and Americans into concentration camps. Possessions were repossessed, and Canadian law was passed which allowed for the unconsensual sale of these goods/properties.

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Foreign Policy Definition

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Government strategy/policy that determines interactions with other countries.

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Interwar years

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End of WW1 to start of WW2, is short but marked by many social, economic, and political advances. 1918-1939.

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Indoctrination

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Process of teaching a person or group to accept beliefs without question.

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Allied Powers

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USA
Britain
France
USSR
China

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Axis Powers

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Italy
Japan
Germany

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Self Determination

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A country gaining statehood and having its own allegiances and government.

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Scapegoating

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Act of blaming a person or group for something bad or something someone else did, is often unfair and malicious.

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Imperialism

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Policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Internationalism

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Political principle that advocates for greater political and economic cooperation, internationally.

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What is the Holocaust?

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systemic persecution and execution of 6 million jews by the nazis. Was caused by antisemitism, and was the culmination of many years of jewish scapegoating.

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What is the Armenian Genocide

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Mass murder of armenians through death marches in the syrian desert during ww1.

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What is antisemitism

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Hatred of the jews

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