Untitled Flashcard Set

Here are short, easy-to-memorize definitions and main ideas for each term:

The Great Depression

Severe economic crisis (1929–1939); banks failed, unemployment soared.

Herbert Hoover’s Beliefs

Government should stay limited; people/businesses should fix economy themselves.

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Beliefs

Government must step in and help people with jobs and aid.

The New Deal

Programs by FDR to provide relief, recovery, and reform.

Point of View

The perspective or opinion of the author.

Audience

Who the message is meant for.

Purpose

Why something was created (inform, persuade, entertain).

Bias

A one-sided opinion or unfair viewpoint.

Historical Context

What was happening at the time that affects meaning.

Imperialism

Stronger country takes over weaker lands for power/resources.

Treaty of Versailles

Ended WWI; punished Germany harshly.

League of Nations

Group formed to keep peace after WWI (weak, failed).

Allied Powers (main members)

U.S., Britain, Soviet Union, France.

Axis Powers (main members)

Germany, Italy, Japan.

Fascism

Dictatorship with total control and no freedoms.

Five Pillars of Fascism

  1. Dictatorship

  2. Nationalism

  3. Militarism

  4. Control of society/economy

  5. No individual rights

The Nuremberg Laws

Laws that took rights away from Jews in Nazi Germany.

Kristallnacht

“Night of Broken Glass”; violent attacks on Jews (1938).

Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

Germany and USSR agree not to attack each other.

Munich Agreement

Allowed Germany to take land to avoid war.

Appeasement

Giving in to avoid conflict.

Blitzkrieg

“Lightning war”; fast, surprise attacks.

Battle of Britain

Air battle; Britain stopped Germany.

The Blitz

German bombing of British cities.

The Holocaust

Genocide of 6 million Jews by Nazis.

Lend-Lease Act

U.S. sent supplies to Allies before entering war.

Pearl Harbor

1941 surprise attack by Japan; U.S. enters WWII.

Japanese Internment Camps

Japanese Americans forced into camps during war.

Korematsu v. United States

Court said internment was legal (later criticized).

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

U.S. dropped atomic bombs; Japan surrendered.

The Nuremberg Trials

Nazi leaders tried and punished for war crimes.

Turning Point

A key event that changes direction of history.

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