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Unit 6 Test Study Guide: World War 1, World War 2, and the Holocaust

You should be able to define and describe the significance of the following vocab words

Pan-Slavism

Emperor Hirohito

World War 1

World War 2

Fascism

Concentration Camp

Extermination Camp / Killing Camp

Genocide

Treaty of Lausanne

Treaty of Versailles

Japanese Pan-Asianism

Victim

Perpetrator

Bystander

Upstander

Rescuer

Appeasement

Antisemitism

Laws of Persecution

Nuremberg Laws

Kristallnacht

Unit 731

Nanjing Massacre

International Military Tribunal for the Far East

There may be questions on the assessment that ask you to analyze parts of documents, maps, and/or images. Most of the documents, maps, and / or images you will have seen before. There is the possibility that there will be documents, maps, and / or images that you have not seen before (they will be related to what we have learned) As a result, you should be comfortable analyzing sources like documents, maps, and / or images.

What are the causes of World War 1? (MANIA)

What were the sides in World War 1? Who was on what side? Who won?

How was World War 1 a global war? In your response, make sure to include

1. WHERE the war was fought

2. WHO fought in the warm (major powers + colonies)

3. WHY major powers joined the war (motivations)

What is the difference between the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Lausanne?

What is the Armenian Genocide? What caused the genocide?

What were the sides in World War 1? Who was on what side? Who won?

How was Africa involved in World War 1? Think of how people were involved, where fighting happened, and overseas colonial empires.

Why is it important that we recognize and learn about events in history like the Armenian Genocide, The Holocaust and other events that are violent crimes against humanity that can be difficult to talk about? Note: Your answer cannot be “to not repeat history.”

What are the steps IN ORDER that describe how World War 2 started in Europe?

What is appeasement, and how effective was it?

What were the different phases of the Holocaust? What happened in each phase?

What groups did Hitler target during the Holocaust, and what did people experience during the Holocaust?

How did people’s respond to the Holocaust? How did responses differ, and why were they different depending on the person/group/town/nation?

What were the Nuremberg Trials? What happened during the trials?

Which four Allied countries made up the international tribunal?

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg trials?

What were four charges that Nazi leaders should be indicted (charged with a serious crime)?

What was significant about the charge of “crimes against humanity”

What was significant about the charge of “conspiracy”?

According to Bookbinder, what evidence suggests that the Nuremberg trials were fair?

What were the underlying causes of World War 2 in Asia?

What did fascism look like in Japan?

What did Japanese war time aggression look like?

How were Japanese leaders held accountable after World War 2?

What did fascism look like before and during World War 2?

Be prepared to respond to these questions in a complete paragraph response.

1. What problems did the Treaty of Versailles create (or not solve) that led to World War 2?

2. What is appeasement, and why was it ineffective at stopping World War 2?

3. Compare and contrast fascism in Europe to fascism in Asia: Why did fascism appeal to people? What it looked like in practice?

4.Using the 10 Phases of Genocide, explain how the stages increase in level of violence/build on one another. Reference 3 specific stages, and the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust as examples.