Katie Felton
Mr. Haskell
World History
24 March 2005
apartheid- Apartheid is a system of racial segregation. Between 1910 and 1940
whites in
civil disobedience- Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey unjust laws.
Harry David Thoreau, an American philosopher in the 1800s, that wrote about
civil disobedience.
Diego Rivera- a Mexican muralist. He painted murals that portrayed the
struggles of the Mexican people for liberty.
Hirohito- He was the Emperor of Japan that ruled from
1926-1989. During his reign
Jiang Jieshi- He took over
the Guomindang in 1925. In 1927 Jiang
slaughtered Communist party members and workers who supported them.
Muhammad Ali Jinrah- the leader of the Muslim League
in the 1930s. He threw his support for a separate for Muslims known as
Nationalization- Nationalization is a government takeover. The Constitution of
1917 allowed nationalization of natural resources in
Pancho Villa- He was a hard-riding rebel from the
north. He fought mostly for personal power and won loyalty from a number of
peasants.
Cause of the 1910 Mexico Revolution- Causes of the revolution were that
peasants were at unrest because they were poor and hungry. Also the people
wanted free elections.
Pan-Africanism- Pan-Africanism emphasized the unity of Africans and people of
African descent around the world. Pan-Africanism nourished the nationalist
spirit.
Mandate System (M. East)- In return for their help in World War I the Arabs
were promised independence instead the Europeans divided up their land through
mandates. Arabs felt betrayed and still hold those feelings against the West
today.
Great Salt March- In 1930 Gandhi and many of his follower set out on a march to
end the British salt monopoly. They marched 240 miles.
May Fourth Movement- On May 4, 1919 Chinese students organized boycotts of
Japanese goods. Student protest set of a cultural and intellectual ferment.
Effect of Great Depression in Japan- Trade suffered very much because foreign
buyers could no longer afford Japanese goods. Also unemployment soared and
people almost starved.
general strike- A strike by workers in many different industries at the same
time. In
stream of consciousness- random thoughts and feelings without imposing any
logic or order. As Sigmund Freud’s ideas became popular many writers experimented
with stream of consciousness.
flapper- Liberated young women of the Jazz Age.
The first flappers were American.
concentration camp- detention centers for civilians considered enemies of a
state. Tens of thousands of Jews were put in concentration camps by Hitler.
Leon Blum- a socialist party leader. He tried to solve the labor problems and
passed some social legislation
Marie Curie- a Polish-born French scientist. She experimented with the process
of radioactivity in the 1900s.
Franklin D. Roosevelt- the President of the
Virginia Woolf- a British novelist. She used stream
of consciousness to explore the hidden thoughts of people as they go through
the ordinary actions of their everyday lives.
Albert Einstein- a German-born physicist. In 1905 he advanced his theories of
relativity.
James Joyce- a Irish novelist. He wrote Finnegan’s
Wake where he writes about a character who sleeps throughout the whole
book.
Pablo Picasso- a famous artist. He painted abstract works.
Joseph Pilsudski- the Dictator of
Frank Lloyd Wright- an American architect. He believed that the function of a
building should reveal its form.
Kellog-Briand Pact- a pact in which almost every
independent nation signed promising to “renounce war as an instrument of
national policy.” The great powers pursued disarmament.
Fascism- a type of dictatorial
government ruled by a dictator. Founded by Mussolini.
Adolph Hitler- during the 1920s he was leader of the Nazi party. Later he
became the dictator of
totalitarian rule
Mein Kampf- A book written
by Hitler. This book talks about Nazi goals and ideology.
campaign against the Jews
Great Depression
Mussolini- The dictator that Hitler idolized. He founded fascism.
Kristallnacht-
riots that took place on November 9th and 10th of
1938. Nazi-led mobs attacked Jewish communities all over
List causes of Great Depression- Stock market crash, overproduction, high
prices, and one major economic power.