global history holocaust test

Ottoman Empire entered WWI as a member of the Central Powers, allied with Austria-Hungary and Germany.

turkey

during ww1 the government is suspected to have carried out a genocide against the armenian people resulting in 75% of the pop. being killed

turkey

The Treaty of Versailles splits up the Ottoman Empire after being on the losing side of WWI.

turkey

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk becomes the first democratically elected president.

turkey

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk seeks to modernize and westernize his nation, including implementing reforms to create equal rights for women.

turkey

Russia suffers massive losses during WWI, increasing anger toward the czar

russia

Czar Nicholas II loses support of the people as a result of suffering during WWI.

russia

Vladimir Lenin leads a revolution to overthrow the Czar’s government and replace it with Communism.

russia

Signs a treaty with Germany to exit WWI early, sacrificing territory in Eastern Europe.

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Lenin consolidates power by eliminating all opponents and concentrating all property under control of the government.

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Stalin wins a power struggle against Leon Trotsky to become the leader of the Soviet Union following Lenin’s death.

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Stalin institutes a series of 5-Year Plans to help modernize the Soviet Union.

russia

Approximately 10 million Ukrainians die as a result of a forced famine instituted by Stalin as a punishment for resistance to collectivization.

russia

Germany invades France at the start of WWI.

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Attempts to make an alliance with Mexico against the United States, leading to America entering the war on the side of the Triple Entente.

germany

Faces full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles and is forced to demilitarize and pay reparations

germany

The Great Depression ravages an already struggling country. The Weimar Republic government struggles to help the people.

germany

Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany after he and the Nazi party gain 36% of the vote in the 1932 election.

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A fire in the Reichstag Building is blamed on communists. Hitler uses this event to take full control of the government.

germany

The Nuremberg Laws remove rights from Jews.

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All Jews are moved into Ghettos, specific parts of cities reserved for Jews, under full control of the Nazi army.

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Jews are moved out of the Ghettos and into concentration camps/death camps where 6 million are killed.

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