SOCIAL UNIT 4 FINALS

ultranationalism

ultranationalism

extreme form of nationalism that often results in acts of violence, racism, prejudice etc

conscription crisis

• king promised not to impose conscription, but eventually did set it in place when it was needed for home defense

• broke his promise further when he sent troops overseas to fight

allied powers

• great britain

• united states

• soviet union

axis powers

• germany

• italy

• japan

#1

classification

#2

symbolism

#3

dehumanization

#4

organization

#5

polarization

#6

preparation

#7

extermination

#8

denial

germany leading up to hitler

• resentment from WWI

• hyperflation

• lost national pride

nazis

• promised to fix germany back to the way they were before “enemies” and “parasites” infected it

• targeted jews

• utilized propaganda and scapegoating

scapegoating

a person or group wrongly blamed for the mistakes or shortcomings of another

propaganda

a form of communication meant to sway the opinions of the public, often heavily one sided.

germany’s military

ignored the repercussions set by the treaty of versailles and expanded their military beyond the limits

appeasement

• neville chamberlain

• decided to accept hitlers promises rather than try and challenge him in an attempt to avoid another WW

germany invasions

• invaded sudetenland despite opposition

• invaded poland (start of WWII)

• invaded the USSR

lebensraum

• the idea that germany is too small for its population and needs to expand outwards without regard for nations surrounding it

japanese militarism

the idea that japanese people were destined to rule asia because they were superior

bombing of pearl harbour

• japan believed that they were truly superior following their recent victories over china

• believed that having a stronger will than the opponent is the key to victory

• US naval forces were a threat so Japan decided to execute a surprise attack

bombing of hiroshima

• in retaliation for pearl harbour, the US dropped the worlds first atomic bomb over hiroshima, killing over 80,000 in the initial strike

• US dropped another one, forcing Japan to surrender, ending WWII

Stalin’s goals

wanted to industrialize the soviet union by taking over farms and forcing farmers to work in factories located in the cities

holodomor

• grain from ukranian farms were taken by stalin and sent to the cities.

• so much grain was taken that it left ukraine in a famine

• suspected that he did this to crush ukraines calls for independance

aftermath of the holodomor

ukraine was crushed by the famine and ideas of independance were destroyed

resentment was so great that ukrainian forces decided to join the Nazis to get revenge on the USSR