Unit 7: Global Conflict

Mexican Revolution

A conflict in Mexico (1910-1920) sparked by Francisco Madero's opposition to dictator Porfirio Díaz, leading to political instability and land reforms.

Porfirio Díaz

The dictator of Mexico from 1876 to 1911, whose regime faced opposition leading to the Mexican Revolution.

Emiliano Zapata

A leader of the Mexican Revolution who fought for land reforms and the rights of peasants.

MAIN causes of WWI

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism that contributed to the outbreak of World War I.

Central Powers

The coalition during WWI primarily consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

Triple Entente

An alliance formed before WWI between the United Kingdom, France, and Russia.

Zimmerman Telegram

A secret diplomatic communication sent by Germany to Mexico in 1917, proposing a military alliance against the U.S.

Lusitania

A British passenger ship sunk by a German submarine in 1915, influencing U.S. public opinion to enter WWI.

Armenian Genocide

The systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during WWI.

Nuremberg Trials

A series of military tribunals held after WWII to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes.

Rwandan Genocide

The mass slaughter of Tutsi by Hutu extremists in Rwanda in 1994, resulting in the deaths of approximately 800,000 Tutsis.

Chinese Civil War

A conflict between the Chinese Nationalists (Kuomintang) and the Communists (CCP) that lasted from 1927 to 1949.

Holocaust

The genocide during WWII where six million Jews and millions of others were systematically killed by the Nazi regime.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s, sparked by the U.S. stock market crash.

League of Nations

An international organization established after WWI aimed at maintaining peace, ultimately failed to prevent WWII.

Collectivization

A policy implemented by Stalin in the Soviet Union that aimed to consolidate individual land and labour into collective farms.

Ataturk

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first president, who led reforms to modernize Turkey.

Doolittle Raids

Air raids conducted by the United States on Tokyo and other locations in Japan during WWII as retaliation for Pearl Harbor.

Mao Zedong

The founding father of the People's Republic of China and a key figure in the Chinese Communist Revolution.

Manhattan Project

A secret U.S. research project during WWII that developed the first nuclear weapons.

Darfur Genocide

A conflict that began in 2003 in Sudan where government-backed militias targeted non-Arab populations, resulting in widespread atrocities.