Causes of Conflict and Global Power Flashcards

Flashcards about Causes of Conflict and Global Power, covering vocabulary, World War I, World War II, Cold War, Vietnam War, and the War on Terror.

Alliance

An agreement between nations to support one another.

Militarism

The belief in building up a strong military to prepare for war.

Imperialism

A policy of extending a country's power through colonization or conquest.

Nationalism

Pride in one’s nation, sometimes to the detriment of others.

Armistice

An agreement to stop fighting, often before a peace treaty.

Totalitarianism

A form of government where the state holds total authority.

Genocide

The deliberate extermination of a national, racial, or cultural group.

Disarmament

The act of reducing or eliminating military weapons and forces, often to promote peace or avoid conflict.

Appeasement

Giving in to the demands of an aggressive country or leader in order to avoid conflict.

Isolationism

A policy of staying out of foreign affairs or conflicts.

Interventionism

A policy of becoming involved in the affairs of other nations.

Containment

U.S. policy during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism.

Domino Theory

The belief that if one nation falls to communism, others will follow.

Preemptive Strike

A military attack launched to prevent an imminent threat.

Nation Building

Efforts by a foreign power to help reconstruct government and society.

Peacekeeping

Efforts by international forces to maintain peace in conflict areas.

Propaganda

Information used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Censorship

The suppression of information that is considered harmful or inconvenient.

Misinformation

False or inaccurate information spread unintentionally.

Disinformation

Deliberately misleading or biased information.

Media Bias

When news sources favor one side or perspective.

Psychological Warfare

Using fear, propaganda, or threats to demoralize the enemy.

Cold War

A period of political and military tension between the U.S. and USSR.

Terrorism

The use of violence to achieve political goals.

Patriotism

Love for and loyalty to one’s country.

MANIA + RICE

What mnemonic helps to remember the general causes of war?

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination

What are the components of M.A.N.I.A.?

Resources, Ideology, Colonial Tensions, Economics

What are the components of R.I.C.E.?

What is propaganda?

Information used to influence opinions, often biased or misleading.

What is misinformation?

False information shared by mistake.

What is disinformation?

False information shared on purpose.

What was World War 1?

Triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, it involved rising nationalism, militarism and imperial rivalries ending with the Treaty of Versailles.

1914

What year did WW1 start?

1917

What year did the US enter WW1?

1918

What year did WW1 end?

France, Britain, Russia

What countries made up the Triple Entente?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

What countries made up the Triple Alliance?

What did the Treaty of Versailles do?

Germany had to accept full blame for the war.

What was World War II?

Began when Germany invaded Poland, driven by fascism and anger over the Treaty of Versailles, ending with the creation of the UN.

1939

What year did WW2 start?

Pearl Harbor Attack

What event occurred in 1941?

D-Day Invasion

What event occurred in 1944?

The Holocaust

What event occurred from 1941-1945?

Atomic Bombs Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What event occurred in 1945?

Germany, Italy, and Japan

What countries sided as the Axis Powers during WW2?

U.S., Britain, the Soviet Union

What countries sided as the Allied Powers during WW2?

What was the Cold War?

A long period of political tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945 to 1991.

What occurred from 1948-1949?

Berlin Airlift

What occurred from 1950-1953?

Korean War

What occurred in 1962?

Cuban Missile Crisis

What occurred from 1957-1969?

Space Race

What occurred in 1957-1969?

Fall of the Berlin Wall & Collapse of the Soviet Union

During the Cold War, what was the conflict over Resources?

The U.S. and USSR competed for global influence and economic control.

What was the Vietnam War?

A conflict from the 1950s to the 1970s between communist North Vietnam, supported by the Soviet Union and China, and non-communist South Vietnam, backed by the United States.

What occurred in 1965?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

What occurred from 1965-1968?

Operation Rolling Thunder

What occurred in 1968?

Tet Offensive

What occurred in 1969?

Vietnamization Begins

What occurred in 1975?

Fall of Saigon

Domino Theory

What theory warned Americans about the danger of letting Vietnam fall to communism?

Vietnamization

What happened with U.S. troops, as South Vietnam took over the fight?

What was the War on Terror?

Began after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, leading to military action in Afghanistan and Iraq.

What occurred in 2001?

September 11 Attacks

What occurred in 2001?

U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan

What occurred in 2003?

U.S. Invasion of Iraq

What occurred in 2011?

Death of Osama bin Laden

What occurred in 2021?

Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Homeland Security

Created as a result of the war of terror to reshape everyday life with effort to combat terrorism.