World War 1 and World War 2

Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria Hungary who was assassinated at Sarajevo by a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand; his death was a main cause for World War I.

Nationalism

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

Alliances

agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

Militarism

A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

Trench Warfare

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

Red Baron

Manfred von Richthofen had 80 kills and one of the most famous aces. German ace.

Bolshevik (Communists)

Red army

Schlieffen Plan

A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts

Treaty of Versailles

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

Ataturk

"Father of the Turks" who helped to create Republic of Turkey and wanted to modernize [westernize] Turkey as well as separate religion and government

Lend Lease

allowed sales or loans of war materials to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the U.S

Blitzkrieg

"Lighting war", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in civil war 1939

The Final Solution

Nazi Germany's plan and execution of its systematic genocide against European jews during World War II.

Pearl Harbor

United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.

The League of Nations

Formed after World War I as a place where countries could meet to work out their differences without war.

Vladimir Lenin

Leader of the Bolshevik Party. He lived in exile in Switzerland until 1917, then returned to Russia to lead the Bolsheviks to victory during the Russian Revolution and the civil war that followed.

Treaty of Versailles

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

Appeasement

Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict

Mussolini

Fascist dictator of Italy

Fascism

A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition

Karl Marx

-wanted government run by the workers of industries, had a following, saw communism as end result of an essential historical process

Axis power

Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.

pre-WWII test sites

Japanese invades china without permission of government

Japan from 1920-1930

great depression changes japan

Emperor Hirohito

emperor of Japan during WWII. his people viewed him as a god

Churchill

British Prime Minister who opposed the policy of appeasement and led Great Britain through World War II

Congress of Vienna

A meeting of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain to fashion a peace settlement after defeating France.

Opium Wars

-Between England and China because english wouldn't stop selling opium (which was illegal in china)