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Undergraduate 2
11/02/2009

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allies
Definition
britian, france, russia
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central powers
Definition
german, austria-hungarian empire, ottoman empire
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nuetral countries
Definition
spain, norway, sweden. switzerland
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who had an arms race ww1?
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brtian germany
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archduke ferdinand
Definition
assasinated in sarajavo by a member of a serbian nationalist group known as the black hand. *started the european war.*
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war breakdown
Definition
austria hungry was at war with serbia which made russia declare war on astria hungry which made france and great britian at war with germany and astria hungry.
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schliefer plan and what went wrong with that plan?
Definition
german plan to take out france first and than work on russia.
they failed to take paris
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describe the war fronts
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they were dvided into trenches.
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decribe trecnh warfeare
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run up and across no mans land and try to get into another trench.
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lusitania
Definition
british boat that gets sunk by a german submarine. 100 americans die. wilson gets mad and the german back down and appologize. americans still are trying to stay out of the war.
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wafter peace talk fails with germany what does germany do?
Definition
they decide to wage unrestrcted submarine warfare. US views this as a war on humanity.
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zimmerman telegram
Definition
germany asks mexico to help them in the wr with the US and if they do germany will help them to win back territory they lost in the mexican US war.
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when wilson find out of zimmerman telgram what does he do?
Definition
delcare war on germaany!
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wilsons 14 points
Definition
they are why the US is going to war.
-open covenants for war (no secret alliances)
-absolute freedom of the seas
-remove econ barriers ie. free trade
-disarmemant
-self determinism (people rule themselves)
-collective security
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ww2 is the most impactfull event in history
Definition
ww2 is the most impactfull event in history
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1928 kellog brian pact
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outlaws war makes it illegal. almost evryone signs it. no wars of aggression
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versailles treaty map
Definition
conglomerated unlike countries and forced them to be ruked by a foreign leader which leads to the sme problems as before the ww1.
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what do the effects of germanys punishmeant in the versailles treaty set the stage for
Definition
the nazi party and hitler
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hitlers political plan
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to right the wrongs of ww1 reperations. doesnt like captilism and pushes facism. rebuilds germanys military to strengthen military
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why did germanys plans go unoticed
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because no one was conerend with them beacue they had so many domestic problems
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axis powers
Definition
1936 germany itlay rhineland.
1940 includes japan
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march 1938
Definition
hitler didnt like that the germans didnt get to be self determined b/c of versialles. so he wants to quire all of the german speaking people into one germany. under this they take over astria
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astrias view on being overtaken by germnay?
Definition
excited! anschluss
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sept 1938
Definition
wants to absorb the sudetenland and is willing to go to war for it. problem is the sudetenaldn is in czechlozovakia.
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britian and france reaction the hitlers desire for sudetenland
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go ahead and take it. they want to avoid war it is an example of appeasemaent.
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appeasement
Definition
giving a dictator what he wants this is when chamberlin announces there will be peace in our time
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nazi soviet pact
Definition
aug. 1939. everyone is shocked that germany makes peace with them instead of going to war with them. in secret they divide poland up between them. soviets thinking they might as well be at peace with him while they can even though they hate hitler
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september 1 1939
Definition
ww2 starts for the europeans when germany blitzkriegs poland. France and britian delcare war!
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neutrality acts
Definition
1935- US will stay out of any euro war
1937- not sell or traffic weapons to beligerants no US citizens can be on boats with beligerents..
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exceptions to neutrality acts
Definition
US supplies weapons to the chinese to fight japs. shows the subjectiveness of nuetrality acts.
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pannay
Definition
japs sink this us boat to see what they will do and the US just makes them pay
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maginot line
Definition
line of concrete forts along the french and german border. germany however blitkreigs france instead.
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summer 1940
Definition
1st peace time draft it is a first gradual step towards war.
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Bases for destroyers
Definition
2nd step towards war. churchilll asks roosevelt for destroyers for the rights to build bases in western hemisphere. Churchill hopes to do this to get the US involved. US gives him shit ships
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lend leave bill
Definition
3rd step towards war. march 1941. roosevelt says he will supply the brits with weapons and let them pay for it after the war.
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operation barbossa
Definition
nazi push into russia
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what saves the soviets from this invasion?
Definition
US stuff and their great effort
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atlantic charter
Definition
aug 1941. roosevelt and churchill meet in person for 1st time. discussion but nothing is signed. it is stated that this war is fought to protect freedom of the seas, trade, and collective security. this is statement of joint war aims eve though the US is not even in the war at this point.
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US rxn to japan joining german side
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cuts off all supplies except war supplis until they reffuse to stop their war path.
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nov 1941
Definition
japan us ambassador cuts off negotiations with US to start planning for war
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pearl harbor
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sneak attack by japs. jap navy gives no warning and destroys almost all of the us navy.
Term
where did the US think they japs would attack?
why did japs attack pearl harbor
Definition
phillipines
to get US out of the way
Term
Wansee
Definition
january 1942. at a resort germans try to figure out hat to do with the jews. decide to kill them. they managed to kill more than half
Term
Stalingrad
Definition
sept 1942. tide turns russians beat the nazis and this is why we won the war. russians do almost all the fighting and dying against the germans.
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battan death march
Definition
japs take the phillipines and force the americans to walk until they die.
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battle for midway
Definition
US navy defeats japanese navy knocks out all japs offensive power. does for the US what stalin grad did for the russians. we did all the fighting and the dying against the japanese.
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what happened to th US japs
Definition
rounded up and put into rellocation camps out of fear.
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what acts legalized the jap rellocation camps?
Definition
hirabashi and korematsu
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manhatten project
Definition
effort to build atomic bomb
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dday
Definition
june 6th 1949. invasion of normandy
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what is a homefront reason the allies won the war
Definition
women worked for war effort
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GI bill
Definition
created the middle class and our university system. payed for war vets to go back to school
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yalta conference
Definition
meeting of the grand alliance. stalin roose and churchill. feb 1945.
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what two things complicate the yalta conference
Definition
1. soviets are in control of germany since they conquered it and arent about to let go control of it cuz they want germany down and out. cuz they dont want them to rebuild and take over russia. roosevelt want a much less harsh punishment.
2. poland and what gonna happen to it
Term
lublin
Definition
an imposed russian gov in poland cuz they want poland to be a buffer state against invasion against germany. this is left unsettled at yalkta
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morgenthal plan
Definition
what roosevelt want to do with germany turn it into a giant kansas. not allow it to reindustrialize.
Term
cold war
Definition
the division b/n soviet russia and US. at the beggining they dont want to offend russia cuz US is still at war with japan and wants russias help.
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fire bombings on japan
Definition
after iwo jima was taken over. help to paralyze war effort against US. but is a questionable human rights issue.
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potsdam
Definition
the seperation of germnay into different zones. no berlin wall at this point.
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two cmps speech
Definition
1946 stalin makes a speech saying the US and russia we're incompatible. churchill calls this the iron curtain
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kennan
Definition
wrote a document leading to containment
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containment
Definition
while US and russia are in two camps it doesnt matter as they keep it contained.because than it will crumble on its own
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truman doctrine
Definition
containment takes policy. says we will help anoyone trying to resist communism. AKA greece and turkey. 400 million given away.
Term
marshall plan
Definition
funding supplied to rebuild euro. offer extends to east euro but stalin wont let them take it. works well
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NATO
Definition
first american security alliance. works well
Term
when does ww1 draft begin
Definition
june 1917 but troops dont arrive til 1918
Term
by the time US troops enter the wwr russia is already out. this allows germany to focus on france they almost take paris but the US troops save the day. by summer 1918 germans are down and out.
Definition
Term
when is ww1 armistice
Definition
nov. 1918
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progressives dream are coming true as the government gets on their side with wilson.
Definition
Term
examples of the progressive policies in gov
Definition
war industries board. and the gov tkes over the railroads for war effort
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laws that control speech during ww1
Definition
espionage act and sedition act
Term
espoinage act
sedition act
Definition
cant critisize gov 1917 and 18
Term
eugene debbs
Definition
leftist thrown in jail for criticizing the gov.
Term
CPI
Definition
gov propaganda act. to keep spirits high.
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george creel
Definition
lead cpi
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efect of ww1 on immigrants
Definition
homogenizes them. they americnize themselves.
Term
realism
Definition
says that nations pursue own self interest. it weighs threats and opportunities. and follows accordingly in own self interest. founded by eustinitis. says that the strong do what they want and the weak suffer what they must. describes the history of the pelopenisian war. dont care about ruling system
Term
idealism/liberalism/ wilsonianism
Definition
kant invents it but wilson implements it. it is the case against realism. says that countries have common interests in order to truly prosper. justifies building a league of nations. the thought is that this would lead to greater peace. it does matters what the nations are on the insde. must listen to thhe public.
Term
versailles treaty
Definition
in paris. june 1919. germany does not attend cuz the want tp punish the germans. wislon tries to implement his 14 points. however wilson has aliented the senate because he said screw the republicans and takes only dems to the conference. he was the only leader that had to worry about his homefront being against him. versailles treaty makes the germans pay for the war. wilson wont punish the german as much as they want him to. french say these wounds wont heal.
Term
henry cabot lodge
Definition
wilsons main oppenent in the repub. camp. he thought that wilson was willing to comprimise on all the wrong places in his fourteen points at the versailles treaty. lodge wanted to protect the monroe doctrine.and thought article X would kill this
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article X
Definition
this is the heart of the leaugue of nations. says the members borders are secured. this would be the death of the death of the monroe doctrine.
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wilsons fourteen points get rejected by senate!
Definition
Term
spring 1919
Definition
labor strikes break out and people fear tht communism will take hold in this unsettlement. red scare begins
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red scare
Definition
threats to public officials and people fear communist wil take over.
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palmer raids
Definition
police raid the offices of suspected communists. shows that washington is tking the threat seriosuly.
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nativism
Definition
term during the red scare that refers to people assuming you have to be american to be a good citizen people are questioning UII immigration.
Term
immigration 1921
Definition
looks back to euro immigration in 1910 and says that this is the percentage that can be allowed in.
Term
immigration act 1924
Definition
sets the immigration percentages of immigrants back to 1890.
Term
carrie nation
Definition
lead WCTO to baroom raids sn expression os nativism b/c immigrant are seen as the drinkiers. she took axe and tore shit up.
Term
prohibition is a public health success
Definition
Term
KKK
3 stages:
Definition
1. preconstruction
2. 1920's
3. 1950's: they hate everyone not just blacks. they idealize america before catholics. many religious leaders where a part of it and was very respectable.
Term
DW. Griffin
Definition
birth of a nation. starts pahse two of kkk
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marcus garvey
Definition
black that said you cant succeed in america must move back to africa
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1920 industrilization
Definition
takes full swing. 1928 manufactured goods value increased by 8x. electricity drives this.
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frederick taylor
Definition
taylorism. tries to take out all inneficeincies in production lines. this takes root through ford
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henry ford
Definition
his cars take off cuz he can make alot cheap,
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biggest techs of 1920s
Definition
radio and car. 1800 8000 cars 1920 30 million sold.
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great depression
Definition
people borrowed money to invest.
black thursday: 3 billion paper money lost. so on friday big wigs invest tons and buy cheap stock.
black tuesday: 10 bil lost
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unemployment in 1920
Definition
1 in four
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hooverville
Definition
percieved as not doing anything so the shanty towns were called this.
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