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History
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1 World War I
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Imperialism
Policy or ideology of extending a nation's rule over foreign nations
Nationalism
Political ideology that promotes the interests of a nation
Militarism
National reliance on a strong military
2 World War II
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Appeasement
Diplomatic policy to avoid conflict
2.1 Cause Of
Fascism
Form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism
2.1 Cause Of
Great Depression
Worldwide economic depression (1929–1941)
2.1 Cause Of
Weimar Republic
German state from 1918 to 1933
2.1 Cause Of
Nazi Party
Far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945
2.1 Cause Of
Blitzkrieg
German-style armoured warfare from WWII
2.2 Impact Of
Allied Powers
Topics referred to by the same term
2.2 Impact Of
Axis powers
Alliance of countries in World War II
2.2 Impact Of
Normandy landings
First day of the Allied invasion of France in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II
2.2 Impact Of
The Holocaust
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
2.2 Impact Of
Nuremberg trials
Series of military trials at the end of World War II
Pearl Harbor
Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
Nuclear weapon
Explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions
United Nations
Intergovernmental organization
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president of the United States
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator and founder of fascism
Adolf Hitler
Leader of Germany, 1934–1945
Hideki Tojo
Prime Minister of Japan 1941–1944
Albert Einstein
German-born scientist (1879–1955) who developed the theory of relativity
Harry S. Truman
33rd president of the United States (1945–53)
Winston Churchill
British statesman (1874–1965)
Albert Einstein
German-born scientist (1879–1955) who developed the theory of relativity
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