Strayer 11 (1900-1950)

Triple Alliance

Military alliance of Germany, Italy, Austro-Hungary.

Triple Entente

Alliance of Russia, France, and Britain.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

His assassination triggered WWI.

Total War

Complete mobilization of society for war efforts.

Propaganda

Information used to influence public opinion during war.

Treaty of Versailles

1919 agreement ending WWI, imposing penalties on Germany.

League of Nations

International organization aimed at maintaining peace.

Bolsheviks

Radical socialist faction led by Lenin

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, established post-revolution, created by Lenin in 1922

Stalin's Terror

Political purges and repression under Stalin's regime.

Great Purges

Stalin's campaign to eliminate dissent within the USSR.

The Great Depression

Global economic downturn beginning in 1929.

New Deal

Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression.

Fascism

Authoritarian political ideology emphasizing nationalism and conflict.

Mussolini

Italian leader who established a fascist regime.

Nazi Party

Hitler's political party promoting extreme nationalism.

Nuremberg Laws

Anti-Semitic laws restricting Jewish rights in Germany.

Night of Broken Glass

1938 pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany.

Collectivization

Stalin's policy of consolidating individual land into collective farms.

Industrialization

Rapid development of industries in the Soviet Union.

Military Expansion

Japan's aggressive territorial growth in East Asia.

Radical Nationalism

Extreme nationalism rejecting democratic principles.

Censorship

Suppression of information contrary to government interests.

Socialism

Economic system advocating for collective ownership.