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APWH Unit 7
Question | Answer |
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The Young Turks | Political group that overthrew the Sultan in 1908, secularized the law and schools, alienated Arab minority |
Russian Revolution | Occurred in 1910s, the Tsar was overthrown and the Romanov family was executed |
Bolsheviks | Political group spearheaded by Lenin, would establish the Soviet Union |
Mao Zedong | Communist leader of China, came into power shortly after the end of the Qing empire fell |
Mexican Revolution | Ousted current dictator who was acting in favor of foreign imperial countries and harming the country itself |
Francisco Madero | Political leader that became president of Mexico following the revolution, was known for socialist ideas, was assasinated |
Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata | Popular figures from the peasant army, were not able to take control of the fractured nation |
Main Causes of WWI | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
Militarism (WWI) | The building of massive armies by both Germany and Britain |
Triple Alliance | Consisted of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary |
Triple Entente | Consisted of Russia, France, and Britain |
Gavrilo Princip | Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, effectively starting WWI |
Total War | An event in which the entirety of the nation is called to fight in any way possible whether as a troop or civilian working to supply war resources |
New Technology of WWI | Machine guns, chemical gas, tanks |
Trench Warfare | Extremely popular during WWI, would cause stalemates and led to massive casualties |
Treaty of Versailles | Treaty that ended WWI, greatly punished Germany for its war crimes |
Great Depression | Event in US History marked by the crashing of the stock market, would cause economic calamity to spread globally |
New Deal | Government initiative started by Roosevelt, helped create jobs and strengthen infrastructure |
New Economic Plan | Government initiative started by Lenin, helped boost the Soviet economy during the Depression |
Five Year Plans | Government initiative started by Stalin, greatly changed the economy by implementing regressive policies that often harmed the population |
Holodomor | Famine caused by Stalin's aggressive policies, occurred in Ukraine after their wheat harvest was limited |
League of Nations | International Organization created to help states solve problems instead of going to war |
Japan's Growth following WWI | Invaded Manchuria to gain more resources, was eventually ostracized from League of Nations due to aggressive Imperialism |
Indian National Congress | Formed in the end of the 19th century, aimed to give greater autonomy to Indians |
Mohandas Gandhi | Political leader and activist that was known for Peaceful demonstration |
Main Causes of WWII | |
Fascism | Far right political philosophy characterized by extreme nationalism, militaristic means. |
Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
Allied Powers | Britain, France, Soviet Union |
Internment Camps | Established in the US during WWII, aimed to detain Japanese and German citizens who were suspected of conspiring against US |
Nuremburg Laws | Laws passed by Germany that discriminated against Jews, would lead into the Holocaust |
Technology of WWII | Firebombing, atomic weapons |
Armenian Genocide | Mass Casualty event caused by Ottoman officials |