WHH Final Review Sheet

A comprehensive VOCABULARY flashcard set based on the World History Honors Final Review Sheet, covering major events, figures, and concepts from Imperialism through the Cold War.

Berlin Conference

A key event associated with the era of Imperialism (Ch. 11&12).

Suez Canal

A strategic waterway associated with the Imperialism period.

Protectorate, colony, sphere of influence

The different forms of control or influence established during the era of Imperialism.

Monroe Doctrine

An American foreign policy document related to the era of Imperialism.

Meiji government

The modernization government of Japan associated with the Imperialism era.

Commodore Perry

The American naval officer linked to the opening of Japan during Imperialism.

Opium War

A conflict involving China during the period of Imperialism.

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

The event that triggered the start of WWI (Ch. 13).

"Powder keg"

The term used to describe the volatile situation in the Balkans prior to WWI.

Schlieffen Plan

Germany's military strategy at the start of WWI.

Western/Eastern Front

The two main theaters of fighting during WWI.

Unrestricted submarine warfare

A naval policy used during WWI, particularly by Germany.

Zimmerman Note

A telegraphic message that influenced the United States' entry into WWI.

Treaty of Versailles

The peace treaty that ended WWI and set the terms for the Central Powers.

League of Nations

The international organization created after WWI to maintain peace.

Armenian Genocide

A tragic mass killing that occurred during the WWI era.

Central Powers

The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and others at the end of WWI.

Salt March

An act of civil disobedience led by Gandhi during the Interwar Years (Ch. 14&15).

Jiang Jieshi/ Mao Zedong

The opposing leaders in China's Civil War during the Interwar Years.

Long March

A significant retreat by the Chinese Communists during the Interwar Years.

Stalin's totalitarianism

The system of government established in the Soviet Union during the Interwar Years.

Great Depression

The global economic collapse that characterized the Interwar Years.

New Deal

The American economic program created in response to the Great Depression.

Fascism

A political ideology that rose to prominence in Europe during the Interwar Years.

Munich Conference

A meeting in 1938 associated with the policy of appeasement before WWII.

Nazism

The specific form of fascism that developed in Germany during the 1920s and 30s.

Kristallnacht

A major escalate of violence against Jewish people in Germany prior to WWII.

Axis Powers

The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII (Ch. 16).

1939 non-aggression pact

The agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union signed at the start of WWII.

Blitzkrieg

The "lightning war" military tactic used by Germany at the start of WWII.

Island hopping

The US military strategy used to secure victories in the Pacific during WWII.

D-Day

The Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 during WWII.

"Final solution”

The Nazi policy of systemic genocide during the Holocaust.

Battle of Britain

A significant air campaign fought during WWII.

Chamberlain, Churchill, Roosevelt

Key political leaders during the era of WWII.

Iron curtain

The symbolic division of Europe described by Churchill during the Cold War (Ch. 17&19).

Berlin Wall

A physical barrier symbolizing the Cold War division of Germany.

Containment

The US policy intended to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War.

Domino theory

The belief that if one nation fell to communism, neighboring nations would follow.

38th parallel

The line of latitude that divides North and South Korea.

Tiananmen Square

The site of major protests and a crackdown in China during the Cold War era.

First, Second, Third World nations

The categories used to classify nations based on their political and economic alignment during the Cold War.