A rebellion by the Chinese Boxers nationalists against foreigners.

Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s. Britain obtained most of eastern Africa, France most of northwestern Africa. Other countries (Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, and Spain) acquired lesser amounts.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force over a foreign land and its people.

A global military conflict involving the world's greatest powers, characterized by trench warfare, advanced weaponry (i.e. machine guns, howitzers, tanks, poison gas), and the Treaty of Versailles

Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI.

Treaty that ended World War I - most important part was the forced blame on Germany and other allies

Revolution that overthrew the imperial government of the Czar and eventually placed the Bolsheviks in power.

A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition

economic distress, fear of communism, appeal to nationalism, anti-semitism, weakness of Weimar government, lack of democratic tradition

After an exploding railroad track, Japan invaded China, which was in violation of League of Nations

A policy by the British and French toward the Germans following World War I. The hope was to maintain peace by allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.

Allied troops landed at Normandy Beach to start liberating France from German control

A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.

A series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.