FINAL REVIEW

• Assimilate


  The process by which a person or group adopts the culture and norms of another group
• Paternalism


  A policy of governing people in a fatherly way by providing for their needs without giving them rights or responsibilities
• Suez Canal (during Imperialism)


  A vital waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, crucial for trade routes and military strategy
• Protectorate


  A state that is controlled and protected by another
• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare


  A type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels without warning
• Schlieffen Plan


  Germany's military strategy during WWI for quickly defeating France and then moving east to attack Russia
• Zimmerman Note


  A secret telegram sent by Germany to Mexico proposing a military alliance against the U.S.
• Alliance


  An agreement between countries to support each other, especially in times of war
• Appeasement


  A policy of making concessions to an aggressor to avoid conflict
• Axis Powers (WWII)


  The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII, aiming for territorial expansion and dominance
• Allied Powers (WWII)


  The major coalition opposing the Axis Powers, including the U.S., the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, China, and France
• Allies (WWI)


  The coalition of countries opposing the Central Powers, including France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and later the United States and Italy
• Central Powers (WWI)


  The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during WWI
• Fascism


  A political ideology characterized by authoritarian nationalism, dictatorial power, and suppression of opposition
• Communism


  A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society where the means of production are owned communally
• Non-Aggression Pact


  An agreement between countries to avoid conflict or war with each other
• Great Depression


  A severe global economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s
• The Great Purge


  A campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1938, where Stalin eliminated perceived threats to his power
• Nuremberg Laws


  Anti-Semitic laws enacted in Nazi Germany in 1935, which stripped Jews of their civil rights and laid the groundwork for the Holocaust
• Fourteen Points


  A statement of principles for peace proposed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 to end WWI and prevent future conflicts
• Militarism


  The belief or desire of a government to maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
• Mobilization


  The process of preparing and organizing troops and resources for war
• Genocide


  The systematic extermination of a particular ethnic, racial, or national group
• Marxist


  A follower of the political and economic theories of Karl Marx, advocating for a classless society and the abolition of private property
• Five Year Plans (Stalin)


  A series of nationalized plans for rapid industrial and agricultural development in the Soviet Union
• Master Race (Hitler)


  The Nazi ideology that Aryans, particularly those of German descent, were the superior race and should dominate the world
• Final Solution


  The Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish population of Europe
• Great Purge


  Stalin's campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1938
• Collectivization


  The Soviet policy under Stalin of consolidating individual landholdings into collective farms
• No-Man's Land


  The area between opposing trenches in WWI, which was highly dangerous due to heavy artillery and machine gun fire
• Lend-Lease Act


  A U.S. program during WWII that provided military aid and supplies to Allied nations
• Reparations


  Payments imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after WWI, intended to compensate the Allied Powers for the damages caused by the war
• Stalemate


  A situation in which neither side can gain an advantage or win
• 1. U-boat

  A German submarine used extensively in both World Wars to disrupt Allied shipping
• Totalitarianism State


  A political system in which the state holds total authority over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life