Lecture Notes Flashcards

Flashcards covering key events and concepts from lecture notes on modern history.

Adolf Hitler Rise to Power

The process by which Adolf Hitler gained control of Germany and established a totalitarian regime.

Adolf Hitler at War

Adolf Hitler's leadership during World War II, including military strategies and decisions.

Origins of World War II

The events and factors that led to the outbreak of World War II.

Nazi-Soviet Pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact)

A non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in 1939.

Mukden Incident (Manchurian Incident)

A staged event engineered by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion in 1931 of northeastern China.

Rape of Nanking

A mass-murder and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanking.

Blitzkrieg (Lightning War)

A military doctrine involving a rapid, coordinated attack using air and land forces.

Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu.

Dropping of Atomic Bomb

The use of nuclear weapons by the United States against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

Holocaust

The genocide of European Jews during World War II by Nazi Germany.

Armenian Genocide

The systematic destruction of the Armenian people perpetrated by the Ottoman government during World War I.

Cambodian Genocide

The systematic persecution and killing of Cambodians by the Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot.

Nationalist Movements

Political movements that seek to achieve national independence, unity, or self-determination.

Fall of the Qing

The collapse of the Qing dynasty in China, leading to the establishment of the Republic of China.

Chinese Revolution, 1911

The revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China.

Mexican Revolution

A major revolution that transformed Mexican culture and government.

U.S. Occupation of Japan

The post-World War II occupation of Japan by the United States, aimed at demilitarization and democratization.

Cold War

A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.

Iron Curtain

The symbolic and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War.

Nuclear Arms Race

A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop and stockpile nuclear weapons.

Military Industrial Complex

The close relationships between the military, defense contractors, and political leaders, influencing public policy.

Satellite Nations

Nations that were aligned with or under the influence and pressure of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Truman Doctrine

A U.S. policy of providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism.

Marshall Plan

A U.S. program providing economic assistance to Western Europe to help rebuild after World War II.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

A military alliance formed in 1949 by countries of North America and Europe for purposes of collective security