Unit 7 Review: Global Conflict, 1900 to Present

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Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the period of global conflict from 1900 to present.

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Imperialism

The policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means.

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Total War

A war that requires the mobilization of a country's entire population and where civilians are considered legitimate targets of military operations.

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Militarism

A belief that a government should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

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Nationalism

A political ideology that emphasizes the interests of a particular nation or group, often in opposition to other nations.

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Holodomor

A man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that resulted in millions of deaths; part of Stalin's policies of collectivization.

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The Young Turks

A reformist group that overthrew the Ottoman Sultan in 1908 and sought to modernize the Ottoman Empire.

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Treaty of Versailles

The peace treaty that officially ended World War I, imposing heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany.

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The Armenian Genocide

The mass extermination of the Armenian population by the Ottoman Empire during World War I, resulting in 600,000 to 1.5 million deaths.

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The Holocaust

The systematic extermination of six million Jews and millions of others deemed 'undesirable' by the Nazi regime during World War II.

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Bolsheviks

A faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labor Party led by Vladimir Lenin that played a major role in the Russian Revolution of 1917.