Years Between the Wars Flashcards
Benito Mussolini
Italian fascist
Dictator
Abolished democracy
outlaws all parties but his
By the end of WW1, what political tradition had essentially ended in Europe?
Monarchy ended
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Describe Political life in postwar Europe
Europe is in a very chaotic state, there was a rise in democracy
Emperor Hirohito
Tolatarian Nationalist who wants to expand power, solve economics, military reports to him
Explain the totalitarian system of government
The government has full control, One leader, controls everything, use schools to brainwash and have many propaganda
Fasost/Fascism
Militant political movement, emphasizes loyalty to the state
Giving in to an aggressor is called
Appeasement
Mao Zedong
Communist leader in Northern China,
Strong support from peasants
The following terms are used with which world leader: Brown Shirts, der Fuhrer, Swastikas
Adolf Hitler, Natzi party in Germany
Which world leader: May Fourth Movement, Communist Party
Sun Yixian, Leader of the Nationalist Party
The German, Italian, and Japanese drive to empire during the 1930s has roots in…
Results from the Treaty of Versiles
What conditions surrounded the rise of totalitarianism in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union?
They were unsatisfied with the results of democracy and wanted something that would involve more control
Which country viewed getting involved in WW1 as a mistake and decided to practice an isolationist policy.
United states
Which countries came out of WW1 relatively unharmed?
United States and Japan had low casualties
Describe the status of econmics in Europe after WW1
High inflation, lots of war debts, needed to rebuild structures
Which traits were shared by all three regimes- Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
They all had totalitarian Governments
Who was the leader during the Bolshevik Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Why did Germany and Italy turn tp fascism and reject democracy?
They saw democracy and weren’t satisfied with the results. Wanted to follow a new government so they gain more power after the war
Who wrote the book on communism, and what’s the book’s name?
Communist Comfesto by Carol Mark
