| A | B |
|---|
| Imperialism | countries compete to gain more colonies. |
| Triple Alliance | alliance between Germany, Italy, and Austia-Hungary |
| Triple Entente | allince between France, Great Britain, and Russia |
| World War I | war from 1914-1919 started between the Triple Alliance and Tripe Entente. |
| Trench Warfare | a type of warfare in which soldiers fight from big hole dug out of the battlefield. |
| propoganda | one-sided information designed to persuade. Used to convince people to support the war |
| League of Nations | international association whose goal was to keep peace. Included US, GB, France, Italy and Japan |
| Treaty of Versailles | compromise to end World War I. Punish Germany ($, loss in colonies, army) and excluded from League of Nations |
| Russian Revolution | czars overthrown. Russian struggles to find a strong government |
| The Great Depression | severe economic slump that Germany faced after World War I. Price of it was immense, and it effected the entire world. |
| Weimar Republic | Germany's attempt to make a democratic government. Very weak- signed Treaty of Versailles, had too many political parties, and lacked a democratic backround |
| Adolph Hitler | quickly rose to power b/c he appealed to Germany's senses. Became very powerful and conquered much of Europe, causing World War II |
| Nazism | German brand of fascism based on superior race, totalitarianism, and state control of industry. |
| appeasement | giving in to an agressor to keep peace. All the countries of who signed the Treaty of V, gave in to Hitler in order to avoid war |
| World War II | England and France declare war on Germany in 1939 when Germany becomes too powerful and invades Poland. Ends in 1945 after D-Day. |
| Holocaust | mass slaughter of civilians, especially Jews. Hitler wanted to get rid of all the Jews from Germany, and he tried to by sending them to death camps |
| Blitzkreig | "Lightening War" Hitler took over continental Europe in nine months. |
| D-Day | June 6, 1944 when Allies began their invasion of the European mainland during World War II. One of the greatest land and sea attacks in history |
| The Cold War | state of diplomatic hostility between US and the Soviet Union, for years after World War II |
| containment | policy trying to stop the spread of Soviet influences and communism. Included creating alliances and helping weak countries resist Soviets. |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization- alliance between 10 European countries, and US. Defensive military alliance |
| Marshall Plan | plan to give money to any country that resists communism and Soviet Union |
| United Nations | United States, Soviet Union, and 48 other countries involved in a peacekeeping organization to provide security to the nations of the world. |
