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ID EXAM 3

Terms in this set (20)

Dawes Plan
This was a plan to make sure payments of reparations by Germany after World War 1. This was devised by an international committee lead by Charles Gates Dawes, put into effect in 1924
The Popular Front
A party representing left-wing elements. In alliance with radical, communist and socialist elements formed and gaining some power in countries such as France and Spain during the 1930s
Mustafa Kemel
Turkish army officer who was a revolutionary and the first president of turkey in 1923, abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state
Fascism
Form of radical authoritarian nationalism that came to prominence in early 20th century Europe originated in Italy during world war 2
Weimar Republic
(Deutsches Reich) German republic formed in 1919-1933, founded in Weimar. Replaced imperial form of government
Sturmabteilung (SA)
Functioned as the original paramilitary wing of the nazi party. This played a key role on Hitlers rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s
Hitler Jugend and Bund Deutscher Madel
(The league of German Girls) female branch of the overall Nazi Party youth movement, the Hitler Youth.
The "Diplomatic Revolution"
reversal of longstanding alliances in Europe between the war of the Austrian succession and the seven years war, took place in 1756
Munich Conference
Settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers for which a new territorial designation "Sudetenland" 1938
Winston Churchill
British politician who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1940-1945. Widely rewarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century
Stalingrad
World War 2 battle from 1942-1943 in which Nazi Germany and allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city Stalingard in Southern Russia
Tito
Yugoslav revolutionary serving in various roles from 1943 until his death. Regarded as one of the most effective resistance movement in occupied Europe
Wansee Conference
Meeting of senior officials on Nazi Germany held in Berlin suburb of Wansee on January 20, 1942 to discuss whether the Jews of Germans would be deported to Poland and be murdered
"Dig of Victory"
World War 2 from 1939-1945 campaign encouraged people to transform gardens parks and sports pitches into allotments to grow vegetables
Truman Doctrine
1947, President Harry S Truman established that the U.S. Would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces
Berlin Airlift
1948-1949 one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During WW2 Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the western allies railway, road and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under western control
The Mau Mau
Military conflict that took place in British Kenya between 1952-1960. The capture of the rebel leader Dedan Kimathi signaled the ultimate defeat of Mau Mau and ended the British military campaign
de-Stalinization
Process of political reform in the Soviet Union that took place after the death of head of state Joseph Stalin in 1953. The reforms consisted of changing or removing key institutions that helped Stalin hold power
Guest workers
Allows foreign workers to temporarily reside and work in a host country until a next round of workers is readily available to switch during WW2
The Welfare State
Concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens
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