World Wars (Module 7)

What role did the German unification play in the early 20th century?

• As they wanted to unify all the germanic groups, it led to the Holocaust.

• It led to facism as the unification was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Europeans saw the rise of Hitler as he tried to create a new German Empire

• The balance of power in Europe was disrupted. To solve this problem, European nations began to build a number of alliance systems.

Give some examples of technological innovations that contributed to the high death rate during World War I

How did Hitler use the concept of German nationalism to provoke a war in Europe?

• They blamed the non-Germans for losing World War II and decided to impose their own ideology inspiring the Proxy Wars

• Hitler had wanted to provoke a war in Europe since taking power in 1933. But he also wanted to unite the German-speaking peoples of Europe into a large nation-state.

• The death of the German Archeducke Franz Ferdinand inspired retaliations

• After the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had achieved great status and wanted to conquer all the "non-aryans"

What is genocide and what are its causes? Give one example apart from the Holocaust.

After World War II, facism rose in Spain, ____, and Germany.

write a small commentary (at least 2 sentences) about the dropping of the atomic bombs.