The Interwar Years

Flashcards about the Interwar Years (1920-1938)

Treaty of Versailles

Signed on June 28th, 1919, adopted President Wilson’s fourteen points & the League of Nations; Germany & other non-allied nations were not invited.

Reparations

As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to pay money.

War Guilt Clause

As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was assigned blame for WWI.

Lenin's first move

Establish peace with Germany during the Russian Revolution, giving up a huge chunk of land & population.

Russian Civil War

Three-year conflict between the Reds (communists) and Whites (imperialists/Czarists), with Allies supporting the Whites.

Joseph Stalin

Took over USSR when Lenin died in 1924; aimed to create an industrial power through government-controlled 5-year plans.

Command Economy

Government officials make all economic decisions

Dawes Plan

America's plan to reduce reparations owed by Germany, remove France from the Ruhr Valley, and loan money to Germany.

Benito Mussolini

Set up the first fascist dictatorship in Italy in 1922.

Fascism

Centralized, authoritarian government that glorifies the state & is destructive to basic human rights.

Il Duce

The leader; Title taken by Mussolini

General Hideki Tojo

Grabbed power behind the scenes in Japan and strongly influenced Emperor Hirohito

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Japan's plan to conquer Asia for raw materials

Adolf Hitler

Set up Nazi dictatorship in Germany in 1933.

Der Fuhrer

The leader; Title taken by Adolf Hitler in Germany

Appeasement

Great Britain and France agreed to give Hitler the Sudetenland.

Locarno Treaties

1925, Nations agreed to respect boundaries set in Treaty of Versailles, Germany admitted to League of Nations

Kellogg-Briand Pact

1928, Signed by Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain and USA which basically outlawed war

Five Power Treaty

1922, Limited specs of aircraft carriers and large ships, US, GB, FR to get rid of ships, Ships built by ratio