history vocab 1900-present

total war

mobilizing everyone in the country, not just the military

propaganda

persuading people/civilians to sign up; contributes to total war

fascism

political idea characterized by authotarian leadership; loved nationalism

five year plan

2+2=5; the missing 1 is you and your enthusiasm

trench warfare

trenches built as protection for either side of the war; tanks were built to go over or in trenches

great depression

begins with stockmarket crash; becomes a global event because of how connected the world is through money

holocaust

the nazi program of exterminating jews under hitler

mexican revolution

war from 1911-1920 in which mexican reformers from the middle class joined with workers and peasants to overthrown porfirio diaz

alliances

countries that have a peace claim between them and are partners in war

militarism

aggressive military preparedness that celebrates war and the armed forces

cold war

a conflict that does not involve any direct military confrontation between two or more rival states

proxy war

a war in which a major power helps bring about conflict between other nations, but does not always fight directly

non aligned movement

created in the bandung conference, a group of countries which vowed to stay neutral in the cold war

decolonization

peaceful negotiations for independence often lead by gahndi vs armed conflict for independence

partition of india

partitioned into west and east pakistan for muslims, kashmir didn’t choose sides, india remained majority hindu

great leap forward

economic policy of mao zedongs small scare industrialization projects integrated into peasant communities; ended in disaster 1958-1960

nato

alliance between us, england, france, canada, and western europe to defend eachother if attacked

authoritarianism

form of government holding power in one leader; holding no constitutional accountability to the public

nelson mandela

socialist lawyer who led the black resistance to apartheid in south africa