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  • Who held the power in a totalitarian political system?
    Power was concentrated in the hands of the state, existence of a charismatic leader who demanded blind obedience
  • Who adopted a military policy based on rearmament and rejected the Treaty of Versailles?
    Hitler
  • During the interwar period, different countries adopted different regimes: who adopted Authoritarian regimes? (name one)
    Spain, Portugal, etc
  • What does NSDAP stand for?
    National Socialist German Worker's Party
  • Which country was blamed for the war?
    Germany
  • Define The Mensheviks
    the moderate minority who believed that Russia was not prepared for a proletariat revolution
  • Best example of State Intervention:
    Roosevelt's New Deal
  • In 1929, USA experienced a severe economic crisis caused by.. (two things)
    Excess of production in relation to consumption and stock market speculation
  • Years of Stalin's dictatorship?
    1929-1953
  • The main consequences of The Great Depression were related to.... (4)
    Economic, demographic, social, and political
  • Who led a failed coup d’etat (called Beer Hall Putsch)?
    Hitler
  • From 1930 to 1932, a crisis spread to the rest of the world called...
    The Great Depression
  • USSR stands for?
    Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • What were the Nuremberg Laws?
    A set of laws that transformed the definition of Jewish identity from religious to racial, stripped rights and paved the way for the Holocaust.
  • What political party appeared that was divided into two factions?
    The Socialist Worker's Party
  • A regime where the tsar held all the power
    Autocratic regime
  • Define The Bolsheviks
    they were the radical majority who believed that Russia was prepared for a proletariat dictatorship
  • Stalin imposed a totalitarian political system based on? (two things)
    Terror and the cult of personality
  • Who founded the National Fascist Party in 1921?
    Benito Mussolini
  • October 24, 1929 (Black Thursday).. what happened and who did it harm?
    Wall street crashed then companies and investors went bankrupt.
  • An Autarchy meant:
    promoting economic self-sufficiency
  • Define anti-semitism:
    a certain perception/expression of the hatred toward Jews
  • During the interwar period, different countries adopted different regimes: who adopted Democracy? (name 1)
    France, Great Britain, etc
  • Who wrote Mein Kampf?
    Hitler
  • What was the Tsar?
    the ruler of Russia
  • Who got the power after Lenin died in 1924?
    Stalin
  • The beginning of Hitler's dictatorship known as the.....
    Third Reich
  • Which side won WWI
    The Allies
  • What is an economic crisis?
    A situation where the value of assets drop rapidly and is often triggered by a panic or a run on banks.
  • What two factions was the Socialist Worker's Party divided into?
    The Mensheviks and The Bolsheviks
  • March on Rome was organized by Mussolini in what year?
    1922
  • What is the difference between authoritarianism and democracy?
    Democracy: leaders are chosen by the people by free and fair elections/ Authoritarianism: leader seizes power, dictator holds full power.
  • Nazis used _____ to control the population.
    terror
  • Who became the leader of the NSDAP in 1921?
    Hitler
  • Causes of Fascist Italy? (3)
    Paris peace treaties, economic crisis, and traditional parties were ineffective
  • Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?
    Lenin
  • Hitler was named Chancellor in.... (what month and year)
    January of 1933
  • Industries were concentrated in what big cities in Russia?
    St. Petersburg and Moscow
  • A period of great economic prosperity, known as...
    The Roaring Twenties
  • During the interwar period, different countries adopted different regimes: who adopted Totalitarian regimes? (name one)
    USSR, Germany, Italy, etc
  • NEP stands for?
    New Economic Policy
  • From 1904-1905, there was conflict between ____ and ____ over territorial expansion in East Asia.
    Russia and Japan
  • What year was the first Bloody Sunday?
    1905
  • What are the 4 causes of The Depression?
    Overproduction, less demand from Europe, speculation, European debts
  • What was the name of the peace agreement that established conditions for the defeated countries?
    The Treaty of Versailles
  • Causes of Nazism in Germany? (3)
    Humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Republic, Post-war situation
  • What type of plans established the USSR's goals?
    5-years plans
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