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APWH UNIT7

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1910-1920 CE) Armed rebellion in which the Mexican people fought for political and social reform, especially against neocolonialism; resulted in ouster of Porfirio Diaz from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata   Mexican Revolution  
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A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort; most notably WWI and WWII   Total War  
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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.   Propaganda  
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A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression; an example of a government taking greater economic control   New Deal  
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An anti-capitalist economy where government controlled corporations and had political influence through them.   Fascist Corporatist economy  
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A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it went away 1946   League of Nations  
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Allocation of former German colonies and Ottoman possessions to the victorious powers after World War I; to be administered under League of Nations supervision.   Mandate System  
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group formed by Hindu nationalist leaders of India in the late 1800's to gain greater democracy and eventual self-rule   Indian National Congress  
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A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and has no tolerance for opposition; actively promotes social hierarchies with rules by elite   Fascism  
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A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)   Totalitarianism  
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A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war   Militarism  
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a nuclear weapon developed in the US in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission; first used during WWII on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki   Atomic Bomb  
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Bombs dropped on Germany and Japan with intentions to spread fires and take down cities   Fire bombing  
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Ottoman Muslim Turks target Christian minority group from 1915-1917   Armenian Genocide  
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A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.   Holocaust  
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the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.   Genocide  
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A party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.   Bolsheviks  
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In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies.   Central Powers  
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WWI alliance of Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and later the US (1917)   Allied Powers  
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As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war. Opposed by the U.S., it quickly lead to a severe depression in Germany.   Reparations  
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The great rulers and countries excluding Germany and Russia met at Versailles to negotiate the repercussions of the war; leaders included Loyd George (Britain), Woodrow Wilson (America), Clemenceau (France) and Italy. Treaty Versailles made but not signed   Paris Peace Conference  
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A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I; created the League of Nations   Fourteen Points  
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new German republic the in 1921 owed 33 billion annually to allied reparationsIn order to recover from its economic issues annual fees were reduced each year depending on the level of German economic activity and received large loans each year from the US   Weimar Republic  
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A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield; used prolifically during WWI   Trench Warfare  
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A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; Western front of WWI   Stalemate  
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The forcible consolidation of individual peasant farms into large state-controlled enterprises in the Soviet Union under Stalin.   Collectivization of Agriculture  
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British document that promised land in Palestine as homeland for Jews in exchange for Jews help in WWI   Balfour Declaration  
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1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.   Mao Zedong  
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overthrow of Manchu, ended 2,000 years of Imperial Rule   Chinese Revolution of 1911  
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Nationalist leader and founder of the Republic of China in 1911   Sun Yet Sen (Sun Yixian)  
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Movement of Turkish military and civilian elites that developed ca. 1900, eventually bringing down the Ottoman Empire.   Young Turks  
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a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs   Mustard Gas  
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A system of allocating scarce goods and services using criteria other than price; used in WWI and WWII   Rationing  
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a man-made famine-genocide in which the USSR starved the people of Ukraine; killed millions   Holodomor  
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the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s; a cause of WWII   Great Depression  
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the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans   Treaty of Versailles  
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Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after WWI. tried to improve heavy industry and improve farm output, but resulted in famine   Five Year Plan  
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A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.   Imperialism  
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This was the spark that started World War I. Archduke Ferdinand, the Austrian prince, was killed on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian nationalist while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia.Germany urged Austria-Hungary to fight and they went to war against Serbia,expand   Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand  
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A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns. He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West.   Winston Churchill  
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President of the US during Great Depression and World War II   Franklin D. Roosevelt  
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"Lighting war", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939   Blitzkrieg  
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Led to fast moving fronts.   Improved technology in WWII  
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Defensive war strategy that led to stalemate.   Trench Warfare WWI  
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