Unit 7 Lecture Notes Flashcards

Flashcards covering the key vocabulary and concepts from the Unit 7 lecture notes.

Mexican Revolution

A revolution led by Francisco Madero that sought to correct internal and external problems related to land ownership and cooperation with US investors.

Causes of World War One

A combination of militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.

Militarism

The buildup of military weaponry by various states.

Alliance System

Defensive groupings of nations that promised to come to each other's aid if attacked, creating tension.

Imperialism

Fierce competition among imperial powers to claim remaining unclaimed lands.

Nationalism

Intense feelings of pride in one's own national identity, culture, and language.

Spark that ignited World War I

The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Total War

Each country leveraged all of its domestic assets to fight, both at home and abroad.

Propaganda

A way of communicating that spreads biased or inaccurate information to persuade people to support a cause.

New Technologies in World War One

Poison gas, machine guns, submarines, tanks, and trench warfare.

Treaty of Versailles

Signed in 1918, marking the end of World War One.

Government's Role in Economies Post-WWI

Following World War One, governments began to take a more prominent role in their nation's economies.

The New Deal

Massive government spending meant to rescue The US from the depression under Franklin Roosevelt.

Five Year Plans

Enacted by The Soviet Union, those were meant to transform the USSR into an industrial power very rapidly.

Causes of World War Two

An unsustainable peace agreement of World War one, economic crisis, and the rise of fascist regimes

Treaty of Versailles' Impact on Germany

France and Britain placed the blame on Germany through the war guilt clause and mandate for reparations.

Rise of the Nazi Party

The rise of the Nazi party capitalized on extreme nationalism and a deep grievance of the German people.

Appeasement

The British response to Hitler's land acquisition attempts.

Start of World War Two

Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939.

Characteristics of World War Two as a Total War

Totalitarian and democratic nations deployed all their nation's resources to fight and win.

Methods that States Used to Fight in WW2

Manufacturing sectors repurposed for military output, colonial powers called up colonial men to fight, colonial women support.

How Germany Mobilized for World War Two

Relied more on forced labor, no small part of it in concentration camps.

Repression of Civil Liberties

Curtailments of the freedom of speech in democracies.

Japanese Internment

Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order to round up all the Japanese people in America and placed them in internment camps.

Firebombing

Incendiary bombs that are meant to start fires.

Atomic Bomb

The US dropped it you know, dropped these on civilian populations to force Japan to surrender.

Extremist Groups and Destruction of Populations

The rise of extremist groups led to the attempted destruction of certain populations through genocide or ethnic violence.

Nazi Holocaust

The program that this that this happened under was known as the final solution, and the idea was to rid the German population of Jews and other undesirables, but for the most part, Jews

Ukraine

Ukrainian farmland was well, I mean, Ukraine was sort of like the the agricultural capital, especially for, like, grain for the Soviet Union.

Holodomor

Farmers began resenting Stalin's collectivization of agriculture.