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WW I - WW II

World History II

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Causes of World War I Nationalism, Militarism, Imperialism, and Alliance System
Spark of World War I Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
Years of World War I 1914 - 1918
Involved competing for overseas colonies in Asia and Africa Imperialism
Build up and glorification of the military Militarism
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance Alliance System
Loyalty and devotion to one's country Nationalism
_____________ entered World War I in 1917 United States
The U.S. entered WW I due to _____________ Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
President of the United States during WW I Woodrow Wilson
German leader during WW I Kaiser Wilhelm II
Leader of Russia during WW I Czar Nicholas II
Triple Entente (Allies) Britain, France and Russia
Triple Alliance Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Central Powers Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
This country dropped out of WW I due to poor leadership and revolution Russia
_____________ won World War I when Germany agreed to a cease-fire in November 1918 Allies
World War I brought an end to these empires Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman
____________ was forced to accept blame for World War I Germany
Payment for war damages Reparations
______________ was established at the end of WW I to maintain peace but did not have the power to enforce decisions League of Nations
______________ did not join the League of Nations United States
_____________ were forced to give up colonial poessessions at the end of WW I Central Powers
________________ involved Britain and France overseeing colonies in the Middle East after WW I Mandate System
French Mandates Syria and Lebanon
British Mandates Jordan and Palestine
This was phased out after World War II Mandate System
Weak leader of Russia during World War I Czar(Tsar) Nicholas II
Causes of the Russian Revolution 1. Landless peasants2. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War in 19053. Incompetent leadership of Czar Nicholas II4. High casualties in World War I(5.5 million)
__________ revolution topples the Czar and establishes a provisional government in Russia March
___________ revolution results in Lenin and the Bolsheviks seizing power of the Russian Government October
Lenin established a _____________ communist society in Russia
He took over after Lenin Joseph Stalin
__________ established a comunist controlled dictatorship in the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin
Lenin's plan for economic recovery in Russia New Economic Policy
A cause of the Great Depression that crippled world trade high protective tariffs
The event that signaled the start of the Great Depression Stock Market Crash
Another cause of the Depression that involved Germany being unable to pay war reparations German War Reparations
Another cause of the Depression______________ Expansion of production capacities
Another cause of the Depression, excessive expansion of ______________ credit
The Depression led to this in indusrialized nations high unemployment
The Depression gave rise to this party in Germany Nazi Party
The Depression gave rise to dictators and militant governments in ___________________ Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union
Fascist dictator that took over Italy Benito Mussolini
Stalin conducted this in the 1930s to get rid of political opponents that resulted in millions of deaths Great Purge
Stalin's plans to improve the Soviet economy and to take over the industries Five Year Plans
He used the Treaty of Versailles and Anti-semitism to gain power in Germany Adolf Hitler
Hitler blamed the Jews for the ____________ weak German economy
Germany, Italy and Japan practiced extreme forms of _________________ Nationalism
Hitler gained power in Germany and began to violate the Treaty of Versailles by rebuilding the German military and invading neighboring countries
Germany invaded ____________ and began World War II Poland
Germany invaded Poland in _________ 1939
World War II covered these years 1939-1945
Japan was led by Emperor _________ and General _____________ during World War II Emperor Hirohito and Hideki Tojo
Japan became an industrialized nation and needed _______________ natural resources
Japan invaded this Chinese province in 1931 Manchuria
Japan invaded ___________ in 1937 China
Japan invaded Manchuria and China for _________ resources and living space
Mussolini promised to rebuild the ____________ Roman Empire
Italy invaded ________ in 1935 Ethiopia
_________ and ___________ signed a non-aggression pact before WW II Hitler and Stalin
Colonies that participated in World War I wanted Independence
A major cause of several wars including World War II Nationalism
This treaty failed to establish a lasting peace in Europe after World War I and consequently set the stage for WW II Treaty of Versailles
This organization was did not have the power to stop totalitarian regimes like Germany from invading neighboring countries League of Nations
The U.S. wanted to avoid foreign affairs after WW I Isolationism
Tendencies toward,___________, not wanting to fight in wars Pacifism
This policy was used by Britain and France at the Munich Conference in attempts to avoid war Appeasement
Major Theaters of World War II Northern Africa, Asia, and Europe
U.S. President throughout most of WW II Franklin Roosevelt
U.S. President that took over after Roosevelt's death Harry Truman
U.S. General that was Commander of the Allied forces in Europe Dwight Eisenhower
U.S. General that was the Commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific Douglas MacArthur
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during World War II and Secretary of State that started the Marshall Plan after WW II George Marshall
British Prime Minister during WW II Winston Churchill
The fall of this country in 1940 left Britain alone to fight a powerful Germany military France
The continual bombardment of Britain by German planes in late 1940 Battle of Britain
In mid 1941 Hitler turned on his former partner and invaded the ____________ Soviet Union
The Japanese attacked this American naval base on December 7, 1941 causing the U.S. to enter World War II Pearl Harbor
Axis Powers Germany, Italy, and Japan
Allies Britain, France and later the Soviet Union and the United States
Military strategy used by the United States to fight Japan during WW II Island Hopping
Allied invasion to free France from German control and begin the liberation of western Europe D-Day
The United States brought an end to World War II by using atomic bombs on ______________ Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Years of World War II 1939-1945
Discrimination and dislike of Jews which eventually led to the Holocaust Anti-semitism
Adolf Hitler wanted to create this Master Race
This was Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe Final Solution
The purposeful murder of 6 million Jews in Europe Holocaust
The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group Genocide
During World War I the Ottoman Turks purposely killed millions of _____________ Armenians
Leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia who wanted to create a communist rural society Pol Pot
Hutus slaughtered the ______________ in Rwanda in 1994 Tutsis
Bosnian Serbs slaughtered thousands of Muslims and Croats in the former country of _________ Yugoslavia
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