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The Russo-Japanese War - A war fought between 1904-1905, resulting in a humiliating defeat and social instability for Tsarist Russia.
Causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union - Heavy central planning of the Soviet economy, leading to corruption and stagnation; the drain on the Soviet economy caused by the Arms Race with the United States; the inability of the Soviet economy to keep up with the economic progress of Western countries.
Causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 - Autocratic rule and repression by the Tsarist regime; disastrous military defeats and high casualties in World War I.
The Cultural Revolution - A sociopolitical movement initiated by Mao Zedong in China from 1966 to 1976 that aimed to purge capitalist and traditional elements from society, promote Maoist ideology, and maintain Mao's position as the leader of China.
Central Powers - The countries that formed an alliance during World War I, which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
Causes of World War I - The alliance system and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Consequences of World War I - German reparations under the Treaty of Versailles; the breakup of the Ottoman Empire.
Pearl Harbor - A U.S. naval base attacked by Japanese forces in 1941, causing the U.S. to enter World War II on the side of the Allies.
Schlieffen Plan - A German plan, developed before World War I, that envisioned a fast defeat of France followed by an attack on Russia.
Example of war propaganda - Posters, cartoons, and films, such as the famous "Uncle Sam Wants You" poster used to recruit soldiers during World War I.
Technologies used in WWI - Poison gas, machine guns, tanks, aircraft, trench warfare, and unrestricted submarine warfare.
Sykes-Picot Agreement - A secret agreement between Britain and France to divide the Middle East between them.
Reasons for the US entering WWI - Unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, economic reasons, moral outrage, ideology (14 Points), etc.
Dawes Plan - A plan for the repayment of war reparations by Germany after World War I, intended to stabilize the German economy and promote economic recovery in Europe.
Mein Kampf - A book written by Adolf Hitler while he was in prison in the 1920s, outlining his ideology and intentions.
Blitzkrieg - A German term, meaning "lightning war," that was a military strategy developed by the Germans in the early years of World War II and involved a coordinated rapid attack to quickly overwhelm the enemy.
Fascism - A political ideology that advocates for a strong authoritarian government, strict control of the economy, and suppression of individual rights in favor of the collective good. Emphasizes nationalism, militarism, and a single leader.
Great Depression - The crash of the U.S. stock market in 1929.
Lebensraum - A German term, meaning "living space," that was central to Nazi ideology.
Manhattan Project - The research and development project undertaken by the United States during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs.
Yalta Conference - A famous meeting between the leaders of the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union that took place in Crimea in 1945 with the objective of discussing the post-war reorganization of Europe and the establishment of the United Nations.
Kamikaze - A military tactic used by the Japanese during World War II, which involved the intentional crashing of aircraft into enemy targets.
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - A pre-World War II agreement in which Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other, but to partition Poland.
Two causes of World War II - The economic effects of the Great Depression, and a policy of appeasement by western European countries towards Hitler and his expansionist policies.
NATO - A military alliance formed in 1949 by several Western European and North American countries to counter the threat of Soviet aggression.
Iron Curtain - The political and military barrier that separated Western Europe and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
Containment - The foreign policy strategy adopted by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism by containing it within its existing borders.
Proxy wars - Conflicts that were fought between the United States and the Soviet Union indirectly through their allies during the Cold War.
Domino Theory - The Cold War political theory that suggested that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall.
Main causes of the Cold War - Rising tensions between the U.S, and Soviet Union due to differing political ideologies, Soviet attempts to spread communism, and the division of Europe into Eastern and Western blocs.
Kuomintang - At the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, where they established the Republic of China.
Space Race - The period of intense competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to achieve milestones in space exploration.
Nonaligned countries - Countries that did not align with either of the two opposing geopolitical alliances during the Cold War were known as nonaligned countries.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) - A military doctrine in which the use of nuclear weapons by one side would result in the total annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.
Glasnost - A term that refers to an increase of political openness, freedom of expression, and transparency in the Soviet Union.