Unit 15: World At War

What are the causes of WW1

Militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and assassination

Militarism

Increasing military potential and weapon supply

alliance

drew a lot of nations into an avoidable conflict - initially made to avoid war

nationalism

increasing national pride

Imperialism

competition for colonies, especially in Africa

assassination

Of archduke franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist, Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia, Germany declares war on Russia and France

what made WW1 different from previous colonies

Industrialization and new technologies such as advanced weapons and trenches. It also involved the whole world!

Where were the causes of the Armenian genocide

Ottoman Empire was declining, nationalism, tensions between Muslims (majority) and the Christian Armenian (minority), Armenians began revolting…

effects of the Armenian genocide

mass killings of Armenians and deported Armenians

Treaty of Versailles

(the U.S. rejected this). Germany’s military was greatly restricted, Germany had to take full responsibility for the war, had to pay about $33 billion in reparations, and gave up former colonies

League of Nations

international peacekeeping organization, Woodrow Wilson wanted to join but congress said no as they isolationistic views and he was very enthusiastic about it. Failed to prevent outbreak of Second World War.

Fascism

form of radical authoritarian nationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and control of industry and commerce. Emphasizes extreme nationalism and militarism.

Characteristics of hitler

nazism, antisemitism, racial supermacy, extreme nationalism.

Characteristics of Mussolini

Fascism, importance of state over individual, and centralized government

characteristics of Stalin

Stalinism and communism

what common characteristics do Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin share

totalitarian dictatorship, ruthlessness and violence, and extreme nationalism and militarism

causes of Russian revolution

ww1, economic hardship and widespread poverty, political instability, and social unrest.

Effects of the Russian revolution

Establishment of Soviet Union, bolsheviks win, communist party, collapse of tsar dynasty, and civil war broke out,

allied powers

Britain, France, Italy, US

Central powers

Germany, Austria Hungary empire, Ottoman Empire (turkey)