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Blitzrieg - answer Literally "lightening war"; the use of tanks and aircraft
to strike swiftly and decisively
D-day - answer Military term used in reference to the planned start of a
military operation; typically refers to the assault carried out on June 6,
1944 on German-occupied France by Allied liberation forces
The Holocaust - answer Massive program designed and executed by Nazi
Germany to exterminate all of the Jews in Europe and Russia
Containment - answer U..S. policy of preventing the spread of Soviet
power and influence in Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America
League of Nations - answer 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 was officially dissolved in
1946.
Washington Naval Treaty - answer The U.S., Great Britain, Japan, Italy, and
France agreed on a 10 year naval holiday during which period the nations
would construct no new capital ships and would establish a ship tonnage
ratio of 5-5-3-1.7-1.7. -- JAPAN terminated this and accelerated their
construction of giant battleships.
Joseph Stalin - answer Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet
Communists after 1924, and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to
1953. He led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to
increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition
, Weimar Republic - answer German republic founded after the WWI and the
downfall of the German Empire's monarchy.
Ruhr Crisis - answer 1922-1923. Germany announced they couldn't pay
their reparations, France invades the Ruhr Valley to collect reparations "in
Kind." (leads to Germany printing money causing hyperinflation)
Dawes Plan - answer A plan to revive the German economy, the United
States loans Germany money which then can pay reparations to England
and France, who can then pay back their loans from the U.S. This circular
flow of money was a success.
Locarno Treaty - answer (1925) Pact that secured the frontier between
Germany and France and Germany and Belgium. It also provided for
mutual assistance by France and Italy if Germany invaded its border
countries.
Kellogg-Briand Pact - answer Agreement signed in 1928 in which nations
agreed not to pose the threat of war against one another
European Culture in the 1920s - answer The 1920s saw the rise of radical
political movements, with the Red Army triumphing against White
movement forces in the Russian Civil War, and the emergence of far right
political movements in Europe. In 1922, the fascist leader Benito Mussolini
seized power in Italy
The 1929 Stock Market Crash - answer marks the beginning of the great
depression
Fascism - answer A political system headed by a dictator that calls for
extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
Benito Mussolini - answer Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy
to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and
allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when
the Allies invaded Italy.
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