APWH Unit 7 Vocab

Fourteen Points

• Woodrow Wilson’s plan to establish lasting peace after World War I.

• A treaty signed in 1919 to end World War I.

• A military strategy used by the Allies during World War I.

• A series of economic reforms proposed by European leaders.

League of Nations

• International organization founded in 1919 to promote world peace and cooperation.

• A military alliance formed in 1945 to counter Soviet expansion.

• A trade agreement established to enhance economic cooperation in Europe.

• A cultural organization aimed at preserving world heritage sites.

John Maynard Keynes

• British economist who argued that for a nation to recover fully from a depression, the government had to spend money to encourage investment and consumption.

• A famous physicist known for his theory of relativity.

• An American politician who served as the 26th President of the United States.

• A renowned psychologist who developed the theory of psychoanalysis.

Totalitarian State

• A state in which the government controls every aspect of society.

• A state that promotes individual freedoms and rights.

• A state with a democratic form of government.

• A state that allows multiple political parties to exist.

Battle of Stalingrad

• A successful German attack on the city of Stalingrad during World War II

• An unsuccessful German attack on the city of Stalingrad during World War II from 1942 to 1943

• A major Soviet victory in the Pacific Theater during World War II

• The first battle fought entirely by air forces during World War II

Munich Conference

• 1938 conference where European leaders tried to appease Hitler by giving him the Sudetenland in exchange for peace.

• A meeting in 1945 where Allied leaders planned the post-war world.

• A conference in 1920 that established the League of Nations.

• A summit in 1961 focused on nuclear disarmament.

Winston Churchill

• British Prime Minister during WWII

• American President during WWII

• German Chancellor during WWII

• French General during WWII

Guernica

• A town in northern Spain targeted by German and Italian bombing during the Spanish Civil War, which targeted civilians.

• A famous painting by Pablo Picasso depicting the horrors of war.

• A city known for its annual festival celebrating Basque culture.

• A historical site in Spain known for its ancient Roman ruins.

Sun Yat-sen

• He was the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

• He led the first republic in China after the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.

• He was a famous Chinese philosopher and writer.

• He was a military leader during World War II.

No Man's Land

• A strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during World War I.

• A safe zone for civilians during wartime.

• A term used for areas with no military presence.

• A region known for its agricultural production during the war.