World War 11

• Democracy:

  • Government of the people, by the people and for the people
  • Individual rights are protected
  • All people are equal under the law
  • Engages in capitalism through a market economy
  • Examples include Canada, Germany, the U.S.A
  • Political parties within a democracy represent different parts of the political spectrum such as conservative, liberal, and socialist
• Socialism:

  • Aims to eliminate inequalities between people
  • State owns and controls all public assets, industries, and means of production
  • Intends to eradicate capitalism
  • Government determines the needs of the people and provides for them
• Communism:

  • A form of extreme socialism that often results in total control of a dictatorship
• Socialism vs. Communism:

  • Communism is fundamentally socialist and cannot exist without socialism
  • Socialism can exist in elements throughout a society without being a fully-implemented political structure
  • Socialism involves collective ownership of key industries and resources for economic equality and social welfare through democratic means
  • Communism advocates for the abolition of private property and class distinctions, aiming for a stateless, classless society where resources are shared equally among all members, often not democratic
• Conservatism:

  • Prioritizes free-market principles, individual freedoms, and limited government intervention in the economy
  • Example: Conservative Party of Canada under Pierre Poilievre
• Fascism:

  • Celebrates nation and often race above the individual
  • Stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader
  • Uses severe economic and social regimentation and forcible suppression of opposition
  • Nationalistic form of government where people are subordinate to the state
  • Appeals to upper and middle classes, preserving aspects of capitalism
  • Extremely anti-communist and anti-socialist
  • Example: Nazism under Adolf Hitler in Germany
  • Often has particularly racist policies due to nationalistic tendencies
• What is political ideology?

  A set of beliefs and values that guide political behavior and policy preferences.
• Who attended the treaty negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles?

  David Lloyd George (PM of UK), Woodrow Wilson (President of America), George Clemenceau (PM of France), there were 30+ delegates and Germany was not invited to negotiations
• What is the Treaty of Versailles?

  Peace treaty signed at the end of World War I.
• When and where was the Treaty of Versailles held?

  1919 at Versailles Palace
• The UK's stance on the Treaty of Versailles was that it needed to be harsh enough to meet the demands of its country but wanted Germany to remain intact to act as a buffer for Soviet Russia
• France's stance on the Treaty of Versailles was that Germany needed to be punished enough that they would never be able to start a war again
• Americas stance on the treaty of Versailles was that they wanted to be an isolationist but they wanted to create stability on the European cohort and that Germany needed to be punished but not so much that they would desire revenge.
• What is the history of Alsace?

  it was given to France through the terms of the treaty
• History of Hultschlin?

  Given to the Czechoslovakia through the terms of the treaty
• What land did Germany have to give to Russia?

  Some include Estonia, Lithuanian and Latvia
• Did poland get some land out of the treaty?

  yes
• how many military troops and ships were Germany allowed to have due to the treaty ?

  100,000 troops and 6 navel ships
• How long did it take Germany to pay off debts form the treaty of Versailles?

  92 years
• What are the 3 vital causes of the treaty?

  Germany took responsibility, Germany paid for al war damages, league of nations was created
• Germany did not really have a choice to sign the Treaty because they could have been destroyed completely of they had not.
• What are the lasting consequences of the treaty?

  Germany would be unable to function or operate as a cohort entirely and would allow someone like Hitler to rise to power under the promise of "making Germany great again"
• What is a liberal?

  This includes parties and movements advocating for social justice, equality, and government intervention in the economy to address issues such as poverty, healthcare, education, and environmental protection.
• The Versailles palace was chosen as it was the largest building in France
• In the middle of 1918 Europe was hit by the Spanish Influenza
• In one last gesture of defiance, the captured German naval force held at Scapa Flow scuttered itself
• Hitler took advantage of public sentient and bigotry
• Hitler slowly seized power through bureaucratic means
• What is the Reichstag?

  Parlament
• What is the Gestapo?

  Secret Police
• What is Proportional Respiration?

  a government system where a party is elected if wins 50% or more of the seats
• SA (the Sturmabteilung) 


  means assult division also known as the Brownshirts or Storm Troopers which was a violent paramilitary group attached to the Nazi party often had violent clashes with the communist party (Rotfront) and intimidated people into voting for their party
• SS (Schutzstaffel)

  Meaning "Protective Election" in charge of intelligence/surveillance and an elite group first charged with protecting Hitler but eventually became to be the most powerful paramilitary group
• Who is Paul von Hindenburg?

  German president
• Who is Herman Goring?

  Architect of the Nazi party and Who is proponent of the police state.
• Who is Hjalmar Schacht?

  In charge of Germany's economic recovery post-WW1
• Who is Heinrich Himmler? He was the head of the SS (Nazi paramilitary group).
• Who is Franz von Papen?

  Former chancellor of Germany, first to be chosen but was quite useless and had no support. Became chancellor the third time with Hitler (rules were bended)
• Who is Kurt von Schleicher?

  The 2nd former chancellor of Germany. But he had stabbed so many people in the back to rise to power that he had no to little support.
• Who is Adolf Hitler?

  German dictator. eventually became chancellor the third time with Franz von Papen then seized power just for himself