A Global Conflicts (1900-present)

Flashcards covering key terms and concepts from global conflicts occurring from 1900 to the present.

The Armenian genocide targeted which group of people between 1915-1916?

Armenian Christians

The Treaty of Versailles was signed in __.

1919

The League of Nations was created to prevent __ between countries.

conflicts

The Indian National Congress sought Indian __ from Britain.

Independence

Collectivization refers to farmland being controlled by the __.

government

Blitzkrieg translates to __ war and involves quick attacks on key points.

lightning

The February/March Revolution in Russia led to the abdication of Czar __ II.

Nicholas

The October/November Revolution in Russia aimed to establish a __ republic.

communist/socialist

The Fourteen Points was a plan proposed by U.S. President __ to create peace after WWI.

Woodrow Wilson

Self-determination is the belief that citizens should decide what kind of __ they have.

government

The mandate system was developed by the League of Nations to control former __ and German colonies.

Ottoman

A Bolshevik was a member of the __ Party in Russia.

Communist

Totalitarianism is a form of government in which leaders control all decisions concerning citizens' __.

lives

Satyagraha is Mahatma Ghandi’s philosophy of resisting unjust laws __.

nonviolently

A coalition government is formed when no single party has a __ of representatives.

majority

The Weimar Republic was the German government that existed after __.

WWI

Fascism emphasizes nationalism and the protection of __ citizens.

natural

The Great Purge targeted political threats and resulted in approximately __ people executed.

750,000

The Five-Year Plans aimed to industrialize the Soviet Union and increase __ production.

food

The Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere justified Japanese colonial expansion to protect Asian __.

traditions

Appeasement is the policy of giving governments what they want to prevent __.

conflicts

The nonaggression pact was an agreement between Germany and the __ Union.

Soviet

Kristallnacht was an organized attack against __ people in Germany.

Jewish

Lebensraum is the German policy of expanding territory for __ self-sufficiency.

population

Vichy France was allied with Nazi Germany and implemented __ policies against Jews.

anti-Semitic

A kulak was a wealthy __ before the Russian Revolution.

peasant