AP World History Chapter 20 Vocab – Flashcards

1914-1918, a fluctuating balance of power in Europe, two rival alliances of Triple Alliance and Triple Entente, Serbs assassinated Austro-Hungarian heir to throne, started a way, alliances escalated the conflict. Influenced nationalism, big competition between states, incentive to strike first to carry out plans, encompassed the globe, centralized in Europe, ended in a German defeat

1919, treaty that officially ended World War I, immense penalties placed on Germany are some of the causes of World War II, created by leaders of the victorious Allies nations. Germany lost all military, had to repay cost of war, acknowledge responsibility, and they could no longer make weapons, angry at these terms may have led Hitler to WWII

U.S. president, devised a peace plan for conference in 1919, very welcomed, peace plan was totally new, new kind of international life, based on moral principles. Suggested the League of Nations, an international peace keeping organization, Germany was threatened more than he wished and the U.S. refused to join

a severe, world wide economic crisis which lasted form the end of 1929 to the outbreak of World War II, caused by stock market crash and overproduction. Devastating for all those who were involved, terrible event that destroyed the economies all over the world, lots of unemployment

proposed by Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1942), sought to restart economic growth, sought to reduce unemployment, social security, minimum wage, relief programs. Strengthened workers in their struggles with business owners and managers, put in place to aid in recovering from the Great Depression

a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. 1919-1945, major factor of the second World War, largely advocated for the anger that comes with war, condemned feminism, communism, and democracy

1883-1945, came to power in 1922, promised to both communism and democratic rule that brought a lot of violence to Italy. He brought the widespread use of fascism into affect in Italy, originally opposed Hitler's racism, but later adopted his beliefs

this was a nationalist society in Germany that came to power in 1935, rejected Jews because they were seen as an alien presence in Germany. The Nazi rule brought hope to Germany that they could be able to regain power and eventually caused World War II

Nazi leader of fascist Germany from 1933 to his suicide in 1945, created a strongly centralized state, eliminated all rivals, launched Germany on an aggressive foreign policy leading to World War II, attempted genocide of Jews in Europe. 1889-1945, strong nationalist and sought vengeance, very influential, introduced genocide, Holocaust, and World War II

growing movement in political life, appealing to many young officers, shared nationalism, hostility towards parliamentary democracy, commitment to elite leadership focused around exalted leadership. Organizations managed to assassinate a number of public officials and prominent individuals in Japan

an initial problem was the growing Chinese nationalism, threatened Japan, Japan and China began fighting, Japan expanded its military operations, Japan bombed the U.S. to end American hostility. World War II started from the feud between China and Japan, caused mass destruction and led to the entire world becoming involved

Germany was central to this as they wanted to regain their power and gain land, the Nazis were mainly disillusioned soldiers in favor of nationalism. Nazi Germany is one of the most impacting eras to have ever occurred and it was responsible for causing war in Europe

war that requires each country involved to mobilize its entire population in the effort to defeat the enemy, World War II was the most devastating even in history, 60 million killed. Blurred lines between civilian and military targets, alliances became important with airfare, entire cities were bombed

one of the worst outcomes of the war, when Hitler decided to eliminate the Jewish population in Germany, 6 million lives lost in death camps. One of the most significant events in history, Hitler singled out a certain ethnicity, religion, and exterminated so many of them

she was a witness of the Holocaust, a Jew that went from her life of love and tutoring to being sent to a camp along with all of the other Jews and was gassed with her family. Her diary that she kept during this time gives us a chance to experience and learn about the Holocaust more

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, gradually it developed into the European Union. Made in 1957 by Italy, France, West Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, reduced tariffs, united Europe after the war, trade to help economy

huge U.S. government initiative to aid in the post-World War II restoration of Europe, that was masterminded by U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall and put into effect in 1947. Desire to prevent new depression, successful beyond anyone's beliefs, get Europeans to cooperate

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military and political alliance founded in 1949 that committed the United States to the defense of Europe in the event of Soviet aggression. U.S. to defend Europe against Soviet Union, revived Europe economically under U.S. political and military rule, allowed them to bounce back