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Ch. 12 WHAP Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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