Unit 3 social studies 20-1

Nationalism

Pride and loyalty toward your nation and culture

Ultranationalism

Extreme nation where a nations interests are seen as more important than others ( words to use, militarism, expansionism, racism, strong authoritarian leaders, propoganda, suppression of opposition )

WW2

Global war from 1939-1945 between the allies and axis powers. Deadliest war in history

Benuto mussolini

Fascist dictator of italy and founder of fascism. Nicknamed “Il duce”

fascim

far-right totalitarian goverrnment with dictatorship, nationalism, militarism, and suppression of opposition

Self determination

The right of people to choose their own government and control their future

Adolf hitler

Nazi leader of germany who caused WWII in europe and led the holocaust

Lebensraum

“living space” Hitlers idea that germany needed more land in eastern europe

Anschluss

Germanys annexation of Austria in 1938

failures of the league of nations

The league failed to stop aggression by germany, italy, and japan because it had no military power

Expansionism

A country increasing its territory orr influence, often through force

Epperor Hirohito

Emperor of japan during WWII who supported japanese nationalismm and militarism

Appeasement

giving in to aggressive demands to avoid conflict

secession

when a group or region breaks away from a country to form its own nation

Annexation

Taking over another country or territory and making it part of your own country

Successor states

New countries formed after an empire or nation breaks apart

Sudetenland

German-speaking area of czechoslovakia annexed by Hitler in 1938

Winston Churchill

British prime minister during WWII who refused to surrender to Nazi Germany

Conscription in Canada

Mandatory military service during WWII that caused division between english and french canadians

Intermment in Canada

Japanese candians were forced into camps during WWII because of fear and racism

Blitzkrieg warfare

Lightning war- fast military attacks using tanks, aircraft, and infantry

Propoganda

Methods used to infleucne opinions and emotions, often through fear, lies, or patriotism

United nations

International organization created in 1945 to maintain peace and prevent future wars

Genocide

The deliberation destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group

10 stages of genocide

Classification, symbolization, discrimination, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, persecution, extermination, denial

The holocaust

Nazi genocide that killed about 6 million jews and millions of others during WWII

Rwanda genocide

1994 genocide where Hutu extremistss killed about 800 000 tutsis and moderate Hutus

Holodomor

Man-made farmine in Ukraine 1932-33 caused by stalins policies that killed millions

Classification

dividing people into “us vs them” groups based on ethnicity, religion, or race

Symbolization

Giving groups symbols or labels to identify them, like the yellow stars of jews

Discrimination

Denying rights and opportunities to a targeted group

Dehumanization

treating a group as less than human using hateful language or propoganda

Polarization

Creating divisions and hatred between groups using propoganda

Persecution

Victims are isolated,abused, displaced, or denied basic rights (ghettos|)