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WWI to WWII

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What was the “spark” that began World War I? the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
What were some new weapons introduced during World War I? Poison Gas, Machine Guns, Submarines, Tanks
The founder of Communism was? Karl Marx
What is Russification? Forcing Russian culture on others.
What factor contributed most to the Revolutions of 1917 in Russia? The Russian people were discouraged with their defeats in World War I.
What was a problem with Russian society before 1917? There was a strict social class structure.
What was a result of the Russian Revolution of 1917? Russia became a Communist nation.
Who established Communism in Russia? Vladimir Lenin
Who introduced collective farms and Five-Year Plans to the Soviet Union? Josef Stalin
An effect of the Five-Year Plans on Russian agriculture was The establishment of collective farms.
Gulags were? Work prisons for “enemies of the state.”
What was the slogan of the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution? “Peace, Land, and Bread”
Josef’s Stalin’s leadership of the Soviet Union was a period of? censorship and terror
What did Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans emphasize? Heavy industry
Under Communism, major economic decisions are made by? government officials
What do Fascists believed political power must rest with? A single strong leader
How were Russian Jews treated under both Czarist and Communist regimes? They were singled out for discrimination.
Totalitarian is? when the government controls almost every aspect of the lives of its people.
What do Fascist governments and Communist governments have in common? They suppress opposition, are ruled by dictators, censor media, and have secret police.
What form of government are Fascists afraid of? Communists
Who was the leader of the Falangists in Spain? Francisco Franco
Who did the Nazi's believe was the "Master Race?" German "Aryans"
What organization, formed after WWI, was blamed for the failure of peace? The League of Nations
Militarism is? Building up of armaments in preparation for war.
Japan became involvement in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War to? Acquire natural resources in Manchuria and Korea
When Germany rearmed it violated? The Treaty of Versailles.
Why did Hitler want to annex the Sudetenland? To protect its German-speaking population.
Which event started World War II in Europe? The invasion of Poland by Nazi forces.
The Nonaggression Pact of 1939 was between? Germany and Russia (USSR)
Why did Britain and France fail to oppose Fascist aggression? They wanted to avoid another war
Hitler’s “final solution” is known as? Genocide
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific during World War II called? Island-hopping
Why did Japan become an imperialistic nation prior to WWII? Because it lacked resources for industry.
The trials held by the Allies to hear the evidence against German wartime leaders in 1945 were called? The Nuremberg Trials
What two countries emerged as world powers following WWII? The U.S. and U.S.S.R.
The Soviet Bloc and Soviet Satellites were what? Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union.
What countries belonged to the Soviet Bloc? Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania.
A Jewish house of worship Synagogue
Lebenstraum Living space for the Germans
The German secret police Gestapo
Hitler’s book, "My Struggle" Mein Kampf
Quick concentrated attacks by land and air Blitzkrieg
Attempted Genocide of the Jews. Holocaust
The period following WWII Cold War
The European Recovery Program for Western Europe following WWII. Marshall Plan
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics U.S.S.R
Allies during WWI U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Japan
Central Powers during WWI Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Allies during WWII U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union, China
Axis during WWII Germany, Italy, Japan
Causes of WWI Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism
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