Modern World History Flashcards

Flashcards for Modern World History Semester 2 Final Study Guide

Appeasement is defined as __

A policy of making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid war.

__ is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and firepower.

A military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and firepower.

__ is the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence.

The action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence.

The __ was Nazi Germany's plan to exterminate the Jewish people during World War II.

Nazi Germany's plan to exterminate the Jewish people during World War II.

The __ was the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45.

The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45.

The __ was the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism.

The notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

__ is disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies.

Disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies.

__ is information used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

__ is a political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority.

A political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life.

The __ demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans after WWI.

The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans

The __ was the area of fighting in France and Belgium during World War I.

The area of fighting in France and Belgium during World War I.