Tucker Muse
Period 3
March 15, 2004
Totalitarianism/ Democracy in Crisis
apartheid- A policy of racial
segregation which was once practiced in the
civil disobedience- This is a refusal to
obey civil laws in an effort to induce change in governmental policy or
legislation It is characterized by the use of passive resistance or other
nonviolent means.
Diego Rivera- He is a Mexican
painter noted for his murals that exalt workers in a style derived from Mexican
folk art. He lived from 1886-1957.
Hirohito-
He was the emperor of
Jiang Jieshi- an
army officer who took over the Guomindang and led
them in the Long March to reunite
Muhammad Ali Jinrah-
was the leader of the Muslim league who came from the middle-class background.
Wanted a separate state for the muslims
and believed
Nationalization- was government
takeover of natural resources. This permitted the breakup of large estates and
placed restrictions of landowners.
Pancho Villa- was a radical leader who was a
hard riding rebel from the north during the Mexican revolution. Won loyalty
from his peasant followers but millions of Mexicans died.
Cause of the 1910
Pan-Africanism-
was set up to emphasized the unity of Africans and people of African descents.
Dubois organized the first conference to approve a charter of rights for
Africans.
Mandate System (M. East)- Nationalist movement built on the shared heritage of
Arabs. Pan-Arabism was also made to sought to free
Arabs from foreign domination and unite them in there own state
Great Salt March- Ghandi declared British salt monopoly was an evil burden
because of the taxing. Natural salt was available in the seas but Indians were
forbidden to touch it. Ghandi’s intention was to break
the law.
May Fourth Movement- Students
protested in
Effect of Great Depression in Japan-
Trade, economic lifeline, suffered as foreign buyers could no longer afforded
Japanese silks and other exports. Unemployment increased and peasants
faced starvation.
General strike-
a strike of workers in many different industries at the same time. It lasted
nine days and involved 3 million workers when the wages remained low in
Stream of consciousness- In this
technique, a writer probes a characters random thoughts
without imposing any logic or order. Woolf used this
to express the hidden thoughts of people through there everyday lives.
Flapper- a
rebellious young women in the 1920’s. The first flappers were American
but Europeans soon adopted new ways and hated old ways.
concentration camp- A camp where civilians, enemy
aliens, political prisoners, and sometimes prisoners of war are detained and
confined, typically under harsh conditions.
Leon Blum- French
socialist politician who served as premier. He was imprisoned by the
Marie Curie- Polish-born
French chemist. She shared a 1903 Nobel Prize with her husband, Pierre
Curie, and Henri Becquerel for fundamental research on radioactivity. In 1911
she won a second Nobel Prize for her discovery and study of radium and
polonium.
Franklin D. Roosevelt- The 32nd
President of the
Virginia Woolf- British writer whose works include fiction
written in an experimental stream-of-consciousness style.
Albert Einstein-
German-born American theoretical physicist whose special and general theories
of relativity revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time and
formed a theoretical base for the exploitation of atomic energy.
James Joyce- Irish
writer whose literary innovations have had a profound influence on modern
fiction. His works include Ulysses and Finnegans
Wake.
Pablo Picasso-
Spanish artist. One of the most prolific and influential artists of the
20th century, Picasso excelled in painting, sculpture, etching, stage design,
and ceramics.
Joseph Pilsudski-
The dictator of
Frank Lloyd Wright- American
architect whose distinctive style, based on natural forms, had a great
influence on the modern movement in architecture. His designs include private
homes, the
Kellog-Briand Pact- An agreement that
almost every independent nation signed. This was set up to renounce was
as an instrument of national policy. This was a pursue
of disarmment.
Fascism- A system of government
marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic
controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and
typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
Adolf Hitler- Austrian-born
founder of the German Nazi Party and chancellor of the Third Reich. His fascist philosophy, embodied in Mein Kampf.
totalitarian rule- Totalitarian rule was a system
of government in which the government had complete control over every aspect of
life.
Mein Kampf- This
was the story that hitler
wrote when he was in jaill It was his facist philosophy.
campaign against the Jews- Hitler wanted to
drive the Jews out of
Great Depression-
The economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and
continuing through the 1930s.
Mussolini- Italian Fascist dictator
and prime minister who conducted an expansionist foreign policy, formalized an
alliance with
Kristallnacht
- This was also known as the night of thee broken glass. These days occurred on
November 9th and 10th, on the year of 1938. This was when the Nazi mobs lead
attacks against the Jewish community.
List causes of Great Depression-
1. The
2. The government was constantly under fire.
3. People thought that the government was too liberal. The people wanted
another strong leader.
4. The government printed huge quantities of paper money causing prices to
raise
5. Many people were starving and couldn’t even afford bread.