Ww1 ans ww2 cue cards

National interest

goals + ambitions a nation value

Peacekeepers

neutral group deplyed to a conflict area to protect/monitor civillians

Peacemaking

process of pausing hostile disputs to find an agreement for conflict

Policy

ideas taken + pursed to guide and determind specfic issues

Domestic policy

rules that deal with issues within a country

Foreign policy

government set goals to deal with other nations when associating issues

Gross domestic product

value of goods + services in a country: measures how strong a economy is

Ultranationalism

extreme form of nationalist pride

propaganda

bia information spread to promote certain ideas

Appeasement

giving into an aggressor to prevent conflict

Conscription

forced military service (mostly to men)

example of appeasement

Kid has tantrum and you give them candy to prevent any more tantrums (conflicts)

What are things that drive national interest?

economic prosperity, security+safety, beliefs+values

Economic prosperity

How a government works to boost wealth, jobs and standard of living in a country

Security + Safety

governments’ responsibility to protect civilians, territory and way of life from all threats

Beliefs + Values

shared worldviews, tradtions that guide a goverment to make decisions

5 Conditions of the treaty of versialle

Terrioty, military, fianically, war guilt clause, reperations

War Guilt Clause

Germany was forced to accept full responsibility for WWI and all damages.

Reperations

amends made by a group to compensate victims of past wrong-doings

What were the 14 points?

proposal made by President Woodrow outlining a vision for peace after WW1 and the creation of the league of nations

Who was assassinated that started WW1?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Main causes of World War one?

MAIN plus Gavrilo Princip shooting the Archduke

what does main stand for?

Militarism, alliances, imperalism, nationalism

What nations were the Triple Entente? (good side)

France, Russia, Britiain

Who were the nations of the Triple Alliance?

Germany, Austria+Hungary, Italy

Stalemate

Neither side fighting against one another is making any progress

what is a Armistice?

a formal agreement between parties to pause fighting to come up with peace agreement

When did WW1 start and end?

July 28, 1914 - Nov 11, 1918

What is the allegiance of Italy in WW1?

originally in the Triple Alliance (bad side) but turned neutral, then went to the Entente for territorial gains

Positive of creating the League of Nations

established strong alliances and peace between countries

Negative of creating League of Nations

Could not prevent aggressive behaviour from other nations (leading to WW2)

Why was the treaty of Versailles a revenge instead of peace treaty?

Germany had to admit their full responsibility for the war, pay back fines and give up the Rhineland aka main source of income

What caused hyperinflation in germany 1920?

Reparations from the Treaty of Versailles and excessive printing of money caused money to be worthless

why was the treaty of versaille fair?

makes Germany take responsibility, pay back and prevented any more attacks

how did hitler gain power so easily in the 1920s

germany economy was in chaos, came in with simple solutions and exploited crises

Crisis Theory

drives the need for change, looking to leaders with simple solutions and willing to give up rights for security

Great Man theory?

leaders are born with qualities to rise to power, not developed

Ultranationalist characteristics

dictatorship, propaganda, scape goating, youth groups

Scapegoating

blaming a group for problems they didn’t cause to deflect accountability