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Ch. 12 WHAP Vocab

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World War l A war between the allies and the central powers from 1914 to 1918
Allies Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Romania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro
Central powers Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria
"Total war" A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort
Treaty of Versailles the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded ridiculous amends from the Germans
Armenian Genocide The massacre of Armenians conducted by Turkey during WWI
Russian Revolution The revolution against the Tsarist government which led to the retirement of Nicholas II and the creation of a transition gov. in March 1917
Lenin Russian founder of the Bolsheviks, leader of the Russian Revolution, and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
Stalin Russian leader who replaced Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
Collectivization of Agriculture The forcible consolidation of individual peasant farms into large state-controlled enterprises in the Soviet Union under Stalin
Kulaks Rich peasants in the Russian Empire who owned larger farms and used hired labour. They were their own class
Five year plan Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after WWI. Tried to improve heavy industry and improve farm output, but resulted in famine
Great Depression the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
New Deal Series of reforms that ended the Great Depression under rule of Franklin Roosevelt
Fascism A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of resistance
Mussolini Fascist leader of Italy for almost 21 years
Hitler (and party) Dictator of Germany (1933-1945); known as the Nazis
World War ll War fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Allies and the Axis, involving most countries in the world. The United States joined the Allies in 1941, helping them to victory.
Revolutionary War A war between the British and the colonists b/c they wanted to be free of British rule
Holocaust a large-scale destruction, especially by fire, of Euro Jews; a burnt offering by the Nazis
United Nations An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation
Mao Zedong Chinese Communist leader from 1949 to 1976
Guomindang Political party that ruled China from 1911 to 1949; enemy of the Communists. Abbreviated as GMD
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