Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Interwar Period

Vocabulary GCA WHII

TermDefinitionTime Period
Interwar Period Period of time inbetween World War I and World War II Interwar Period
League of Nations International organization of nations designed to maintain global peace; it failed Interwar Period
Mandate System created by the League of Nations; giving Ottoman and German lands to Allies Interwar Period
French mandates in Middle East Syria and Lebanon Interwar Period
British Mandates in Middle East Jordan (originally Transjordan), Iraq, and Palestine (part became independent as the State of Israel) Interwar Period
Isolationism United States uses this policy of no trade with other countries Interwar Period
Depression Weakened Western democracies making it difficult for them to challenge the threat of totalitarianism; causes include overproduction, high tariffs, and rapid rise in stock prices Interwar Period
High unemployment Result of overproduction, when companies overproduce, inventory accumulates and production is cut back, leading to layoffs of employees Interwar Period
Stock Market Crash of 1929 Result of rapid rise in stock prices, when stock prices go up rapidly, buying stock increases until many stocks become overvalued and a panic occurs, dropping prices too quickly and wiping out many peoples inventions Interwar Period
tariffs Taxes Interwar Period
runaway inflation Prices rise, the value of the currency declines, things become expensive, layoffs of employees Interwar Period
Totalitarianism State owns everything including church, family, economy, school and media Interwar Period
U.S.S.R Russia, Communist, leader is Joseph Stalin Interwar Period
Communism Dictatorship, state forces industrialization, secret police Interwar Period
Joseph Stalin Takes over from Lenin in Russia Interwar Period
Benito Mussolini Member of the Fascist Party, who seemed to offer some promise of stability and order in Italy Interwar Period
Italy Fascist, leader was Mussolini, tired of labor unions Interwar Period
Fascism Highly nationalistic, ultra-conservative, loyal to state and obedience to its leader, military dictatorship usually governs Interwar Period
Italians invade Ethiopia Shows strength of Mussolinis power, League of Nations condemned the attack but could do nothing so it proves their weakness Interwar Period
Japan Totalitarian, leader was Hideki Tojo, believed that they should be superpower Interwar Period
Hideki Tojo Japanese leader of an elite military group, assumed control of the government and Japan embarked on a program of territorial expansion Interwar Period
Militarism Build up of military Interwar Period
Hirohito Powerless emperor of Japan Interwar Period
Germany Nazism, had a RAW deal, Adolf Hitler was leader Interwar Period
Nazism National Socialist Germans Workers party whose leader was Adolf Hitler Interwar Period
Adolf Hitler Leader of the Nazi party, author of Mein Kampf Interwar Period
Mein Kampf Book that Adolf Hitler wrote "my struggle", attacks the government and demands the Aryans as master race Interwar Period
Propaganda Posters, billboards, etc that controlled press, radio, art, literature, film, and books Interwar Period
Aryans Group who Hitler called the dominant race in Germany Interwar Period
Third Reich New foundation Hitler laid down for a new German Empire. Hitler began rebuilding her military Interwar Period
Created by: WorldStudiesII
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards