Flashcards About US History – Chapter 11
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How did fascism put Europe on the path to war?
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It considered the nation more important than the individual and would use force - very often - to restore order and preserve the nation. Fascism was also characterized by extreme nationalism, which led countries to have conflicts with each other, eventually leading to war
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How was Soviet collectivization of agriculture an example of a dictatorial government?
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It was an example of a dictatorial government because if peasants tried to rebel or resist by killing livestock or taking more food for themselves, they would be punished, sometimes by death from starvation
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What economic and political conditions following WWI encouraged dictatorships?
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The depression that hit the majority of the world, as well as the Treaty of Versailles, helped contribute to the rise of dictatorships
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How did European nations try to prevent war?
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They tried to prevent war by giving into Germany's demands, attempting to appease Germany. This was unsuccessful, as Hitler continued to demand more lands and territories
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How did internationalism differ from isolationism?
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Isolationism was the separation from other nations entirely, whereas internationalism allowed for the sale of goods and weapons to countries
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How did restricting the sale of strategic materials hinder Japan's aggression in the Pacific?
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Japan depended heavily on materials from the United States, and when the US put an embargo on Japan, it caused Japan to sign an alliance with Germany and Italy
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Why did many Americans support isolationism? Why did President Roosevelt support internationalism?
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Many Americans support isolationism because they did not want to be dragged into another war. President Roosevelt supported internationalism because he wanted to be able to trade with other countries
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How did President Roosevelt assist Britain while maintaining US neutrality?
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He wanted the idea of internationalism to be implemented, which would allow American to sell arms and supplies to Britain without actually taking part in the war
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How did the United States try to slow Japan's advances in the Pacific?
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They put an embargo on Japan and trade with Japan
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What was the purpose of concentration camps?
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The purpose of concentration camps was to keep the Jews where the Nazis could keep an eye on them and then dispose of them when they were no longer useful
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How was the Buchenwald concentration camp different from Treblinka and Auschwitz?
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It had no gas chambers
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Why did many Jew remain in Nazi Germany and within Axis-controlled areas of Europe?
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They were declined the opportunity to get a visa to go to another country
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How did the Nazis try to exterminate Europe's Jewish population
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Nazis would put Jews in gas chambers, and then burn the bodies in giant furnaces
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Fascism
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A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and often racism and no tolerance of opposition
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Exploited
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To take unfair advantage of
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Collectives
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Farms, especially in communist countries, formed from many small holdings, collected into a single unit for joint operation under government supervision
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Dominate
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To be in a state or position of common or control over all others
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Command
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To be in control of, to have full power
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Appeasement
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Giving into unjust demands in order to avoid all-out conflict
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Internationalism
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A national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity
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Revise
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To make changes to an original work
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Purchase
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Something obtained especially for a price in money or its equivalent
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Strategic Materials
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Items needed for fighting war
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Underestimate
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To estimate lower than the real amount or number
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Prohibit
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To make illegal by an authority
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Assume
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To take for granted for as true
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Concentration Camp
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A camp where persons are detained or confined
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Extermination Camp
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A camp where men, women, and children were sent to be executed
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Virtually
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Almost entirely, nearly
