Relacionar Columnas WW2 Study Sheet - 12/2025Versión en línea WW2 Study Sheet - 12/2025 por ETHAN ZINK 1 Darwinism 2 How does WWI change the way people think about LEADERS? 3 Sigmund Freud 4 Typical reactions by humans to death 5 How does WWI change the way people think about HUMANS? 6 How does WWI change the way people think about PSYCHOLOGY? 7 Birth of modern psychology 8 How does WWI change the way people think about WAR? 9 How does WWI change the way people think about SCIENCE? 10 Albert Einstein 11 Atomic age Theory of evolution by natural selection—species evolve via variation, inheritance, and survival of the fittest. In 1879 when Wilhelm Wundt founded the first experimental lab in Leipzig. shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance German-born physicist, developed relativity theories, E=mc², Nobel Prize 1921. WWI eroded trust in leaders, exposing their incompetence, deceit, and willingness to sacrifice millions in futile carnage. Austrian neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis, explored unconscious mind, id/ego/superego. WWI transformed war from heroic glory to futile, mechanized slaughter, eroding faith in its nobility and inevitability. WWI revealed that it could be used as horrific weapons like poison gas, breeding ambivalence toward technology. Post-WWII era starting 1945 with atomic bombs, marked by nuclear power promise, Cold War fear, and cultural optimism/terror. WWI showed trauma as a real psychological injury, legitimizing mental health issues and shifting psychology toward applied, trauma-focused science. WWI shattered pre-war optimism in human progress and rationality, revealing humanity's capacity for barbaric, industrialized mass destruction. 1 The Great Crash 2 Hoovervilles 3 Government debt growth 4 Dust Bowl 5 Buying on margin 6 Globalization of economies 7 Reparations 8 Colonialism 9 Hyperinflation 10 The Great Depression 11 Social Dariwinism Compensation paid by a defeated nation for war damages. Integration of national economies via trade, investment, technology, and capital flows across borders. Extreme rapid price rise. Increase in a government's total borrowed funds over time, often due to budget deficits, measured as rising debt-to-GDP ratio. Shanty towns built by homeless during Great Depression (1930s), named mockingly after President Hoover, blamed for economic woes. 19th-century theory applying Darwin's "survival of the fittest" to society, justifying inequality, imperialism, and laissez-faire capitalism. 1930s severe dust storms in US Great Plains from drought and poor farming, causing ecological disaster and mass migration. The 1929 Wall Street stock market collapse, triggering the Great Depression and global economic crisis. Policy of powerful nations acquiring and dominating foreign territories for economic exploitation, settlement, and control. 1929-1939 global economic crash after stock market collapse, causing mass unemployment, poverty, and bank failures Purchasing stocks with borrowed money from a broker, paying only a fraction upfront; amplifies gains/losses. 1 Pacifism 2 Axis powers 3 War Debt 4 The Treaty of Versailles 5 Standard of living gap 6 League of Nations 7 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act (1930) 8 Allied powers 9 Battle of the Bulge 10 Personal debt growth 11 Run on the banks Belief that war and violence are unjustifiable; promotes peace through nonviolent means and opposition to all conflict. Hitler's last major WWII offensive in Ardennes; Allies repelled despite surprise. Increase in household borrowing (mortgages, credit cards, loans) over time, fueling short-term economic expansion but risking slowdowns if excessive. In WWII, US, UK, USSR, China vs Axis. WWII alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan (later others), opposing the Allies; formed by 1940 pacts. US law raising tariffs on imports to protect farmers/industry, but worsened Great Depression via global trade war. Post-WWI loans from US to Allies for war costs, plus German reparations; caused economic strain in interwar era. Mass panic withdrawals by depositors fearing bank failure, often worsening insolvency. Iconic in Great Depression. Peace treaty ending WWI, imposed harsh terms on Germany, redrew maps, created League of Nations. The disparity in access to goods, services, and quality of life between rich and poor individuals or nations. First global organization to promote peace post-WWI; failed to prevent WWII, replaced by UN. 1 Fascism 2 Battle of Midway 3 Hiroshima 4 Erwin Rommel 5 D-Day 6 Final Solution 7 Black Shirts 8 Emperor Hirohito 9 Brown Shirts 10 Hitler vs The Soviet Union 11 Blitzkrieg June 6, 1944, Allied invasion of Normandy beaches in WWII, largest amphibious assault, turning point against Nazis. Far-right ideology exalting nation over individual, with dictatorial leader, ultranationalism, militarism, and suppression of opposition. Mussolini's fascist paramilitary in Italy, used violence to crush opponents and seize power. Japanese city hit by first atomic bomb on Aug 6, 1945, killing ~140k; ended WWII, ushered nuclear era. Nickname for the SA (Sturmabteilung), Nazi paramilitary group; intimidated opponents, helped Hitler's rise, purged in 1934. WWII Eastern Front (1941-45), from Operation Barbarossa invasion to Soviet victory, bloodiest theater. WWII German tactic using fast tanks, aircraft, and infantry for rapid, overwhelming breakthroughs. Japan's Shōwa Emperor, reigned 1926-1989; led during WWII, announced surrender in 1945. German field marshal, "Desert Fox" for North Africa tactics in WWII, forced suicide over plot suspicions. Nazi plan in WWII for systematic genocide of Jews, resulting in the Holocaust and 6 million deaths. Decisive WWII naval battle where US forces sank 4 Japanese carriers, turning Pacific War tide. 1 Non-aggression Pact 2 Holocaust 3 Normandy Invasion 4 Manchuria 5 Maginot Line 6 Iwo Jima 7 Island hopping 8 League of Nations 9 Mein Kampf 10 Nagasaki 11 Mussolini Allied forces' massive amphibious assault on Nazi-occupied France, turning point in WWII. Northeast China region; site of 1931 Japanese invasion, puppet state Manchukuo. Nazi-Soviet pact of non-aggression, secretly dividing Eastern Europe; enabled WWII start. Post-WWI international body to promote peace and cooperation; failed due to weak enforcement, led to UN. Massive French defensive fortifications built 1930s along German border; bypassed by Nazis in 1940 WWII invasion. Italian dictator, founder of Fascism, ruled 1922-1943, allied with Hitler in WWII. Adolf Hitler's 1925 autobiographical manifesto outlining his antisemitic ideology, Nazi goals, and plans for German dominance. WWII US strategy in Pacific, bypassing strong Japanese islands to seize weaker ones closer to Japan. Volcanic Pacific island; site of fierce 1945 WWII battle where US Marines captured it from Japan, iconic flag-raising. Nazi Germany's systematic genocide of 6 million Jews and millions others during WWII. Japanese city, site of second atomic bomb on Aug 9, 1945, killing ~70,000; now a vibrant port promoting peace. 1 Roosevelt 2 Stalin 3 Operation Overlord 4 Rhineland 5 Patton 6 Totalitarian 7 Okinawa 8 Pearl Harbor 9 The Nuremburg Trials 10 RAF 11 V-J Day Soviet dictator 1924-1953, industrialized USSR, won WWII, responsible for millions of deaths in purges. U.S. Army general famed for bold tank warfare in WWII, leading Third Army across Europe. Royal Air Force, UK's aerial warfare force, founded 1918. Famous for Battle of Britain in WWII. Dec 7, 1941 Japanese surprise attack on US naval base in Hawaii, killing 2,403, prompting US entry into WWII. Post-WWII Allied courts prosecuting Nazi leaders for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. WWII Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, largest amphibious assault, turning point in Europe. Southernmost Japanese prefecture, chain of subtropical islands known for unique Ryukyu culture, beaches, WWII history, and US bases. Political system with absolute state control over all life aspects, one-party rule, no opposition, via propaganda/terror. US President who led through Great Depression with New Deal and WWII. Victory over Japan Day, Aug 14/15, 1945, celebrating Japan's surrender, ending WWII with massive public joy. Demilitarized region along the Rhine River in western Germany, remilitarized by Hitler in 1936, violating Versailles Treaty. 1 DTR: August 15, 1945 2 V-E Day 3 5 Year Plan 4 DTR: September 27,1939 5 DTR: August 6, 1945 6 DTR: May 8, 1945 7 DTR: December 7,1941 8 DTR: August 9, 1945 9 Winston Churchill 10 DTR: June 6, 1944 DTR: Japan surrendered after atomic bombs, ending WWII. Global celebrations erupted. DTR: Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany after intense bombardment in WWII invasion of Poland; 140,000 troops captured. Soviet central economic planning (1928+) under Stalin to rapidly industrialize via ambitious production targets. DTR: US drops "Fat Man" atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing ~40,000 instantly; hastened WWII end. DTR: Victory in Europe (VE) Day, marking Nazi Germany's surrender, end of WWII in Europe; massive celebrations worldwide. DTR: Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans, sinking battleships, and propelling the US into WWII. Victory in Europe Day, celebrating Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, ending WWII in Europe. DTR: D-Day, Allied invasion of Normandy beaches in WWII, largest amphibious assault, turning point against Nazi Germany. DTR: US dropped atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, killing ~70,000 instantly, ushering in nuclear era. British PM during WWII, led UK to victory over Nazis, famed orator, Nobel in Literature.