Global Conflict 1900 - Present

A collection of flashcards covering key terms and definitions from the lecture notes on Global Conflict from 1900 to Present.

Young Turks

A group that overthrew the Sultan in 1908, secularizing schools and law codes in the Ottoman Empire.

Russian Revolution of 1905

A movement where the growing middle class and industrial workers demanded a voice in government, which was brutally suppressed.

Bolsheviks

The political faction led by Vladimir Lenin, which took power during the Russian Revolution of 1917 and established the first Communist State.

Treaty of Versailles

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

Total War

A war that mobilizes the entire population and economy of a country, often involving civilian targeting.

Trench Warfare

A new style of fighting in World War I characterized by opposing armies fighting from long, narrow ditches.

Propaganda

Biased information used by governments during wartime to influence public opinion and rally support for the war effort.

Great Depression

A global economic downturn that followed the stock market crash of 1929, leading to widespread unemployment and hardship.

Five Year Plans

Economic plans implemented by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union aimed at industrializing the economy.

Holodomor

A man-made famine in the Soviet Union that caused millions of deaths, particularly in Ukraine, and is recognized as a genocide.

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Japan's imperial expansionism after World War I, aimed at dominating East Asia.

Fascism

A far-right political ideology characterized by authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, and militarism.

Final Solution

The Nazi plan for the extermination of the Jews during World War II, which led to the Holocaust.

Armenian Genocide

The mass extermination and forced relocation of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I.