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What is ultranationalism?
Extreme form of nationalism; sometimes hostile and racist.
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What is the Holocaust?
The genocidal slaughter of 6 million Jews and others by Nazi Germany.
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Who is Adolf Hitler?
Ultranationalistic leader of the former Weimar Republic; wanted to build a “pure empire.”
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What is Lebensraum?
Expansionist policy; “Living Space.”
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What is the 14 Points?
Woodrow Wilson’s ideas for how the peace terms should be negotiated with Germany.
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What is appeasement?
Giving in to demands; used by UK and others against Hitler.
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What is Japanese Internment?
WWII Canadian policy to place certain citizens into work camps.
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Who is Neville Chamberlain?
The main appeaser who felt he had secured peace.
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What are war crimes?
Willful killing, torture or inhuman treatment against civilians during war.
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What is World War II?
Conflict as a result of ultranationalism in Germany, Italy and Japan.
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What is conscription?
Controversial policy forcing people to enter the military in WWI & II.
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What is World War One?
Nationalistic campaign that saw one nation-state dissolving into several states.
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Who is Romeo Dallaire?
Canadian General and former senator who felt the international community ignored a genocide.
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What is ethnic cleansing?
Term used to make the murder of an ethnic group more socially acceptable.
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What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Official agreement that left a bitter taste in the mouths of Germans.
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What is propaganda?
Spreading ideas to achieve a goal; sometimes used to create fear and persuasion.
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What is Paris Peace Conference?
Meeting to assign blame to Germany after the conclusion of WWI.
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Who are the Jews?
The overall targets of the “Final Solution.”
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What is isolationism?
A policy where a country opts out of participating in international affairs.
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What is the League of Nations?
An international organization that failed due to its members looking after their own self-interests.
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What is genocide?
The planned killing of members of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group; physical destruction.
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What is the Atomic Bombings of Japan?
The obliteration of two cities that ended WWII.
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What is Joseph Stalin?
Man of Steel; leader who was feared and perpetuated a famine against an ethnic group inside his country.
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What is national interest?
Economic prosperity, security, safety, beliefs; the will of the people.
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What is the Rwandan Genocide?
Was considered by some to be “another African conflict” that was actually much worse.
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