World History ABc’s

By: Chad Bernstein

A Is For...
Apartheid:

A South African policy of segregation and

discrimination based on race
B is for...
Balfour Declaration:

A public statement issued by the British

Government, which showed support for the creation
of a Jewish homeland.
C is for...
Crusades:

A medieval expedition, where European knights

went to recover the holy land from the Muslims
D is for...
Social Darwinism:

The theory that humans are subject to the same

laws of natural selection, as plants and animals
are
E is for...
Enlightenment:

A movement in the 1800’s where people began to

stop believing what the church told them and
seeked the truth
F is for...
Fascism:

Radical authoritarian style of ruling a nation.

The government has control of industry and
commerce
G is for...
Galileo:

Italian man who made the switch from natural

philosophy to modern science.
H is for...
Heliocentric:

The idea that the sun is the center of the

universe and everything revolves around it
I is for...
Imperialism:

Extending a country’s power and influence through

diplomacy
J is for ...
Japanese:

Country that brought the US into WWII with Pearl

Harbor. War ended with the US atom bombing two
Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki
K is for...
Kamikaze:

Japanese fighter pilots who would crash into

enemies and kill themselves in the process
L is for...
Locke:

Philosopher who belived people are naturally evil

and believed in limited government.
M is for...
Maya:

Ancient people from Mexico who are best known for

their highly complex glyphs that they used to
write with
N is for...
Nicholas II:

Last Czar of Russia. Killed during the Russian

Revolution.
O is for...
Olmec:

Oldest civilization we have discussed. Best known

for their mysterious, giant stone heads.
P is for...
Ptolemy:

Astronomer who proposed the geocentric theory,

which stated that the Earth is the center of the
universe and everything revolves around it.
Q is for...
Q-Ships:

Armed merchant ships. Attacked ships on the

surface to sink them.
R is for...
Republic:

A form of government where the power is vested in

the people who vote.
S is for...
Stalin:

Soviuet leader during WWII. Had communist

beliefs. Created a totalitarian state, which was
the USSR.
T is for...
Totalitarianism:

A government where power is centralized and

requires complete subservience of the state.
U is for...
U-Boats:

German submarines used in both world wars.

V is for...
Battle of Verdun:

Largest and longest battle during WWI that was on

the western front and was fought between the
Germans and the French.
W is for...
Wilhelm II:

Last German emperor and was the German emperor

during WWI.
X is for...
Xerxes:

Ruled the Persian Achaemenid dynasty at its

territorial apex.
Y is for...
Yalta Conference:

Meeting of Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and

Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 while the war was
winding down
Z is for...
Zimmerman Telegram:

Telegram intercepted by US, which Germany

intended to send to Mexico to urge them to attack
the US
 The End
“The more you know
about the past the
better prepared you are
for the future.”
-Theodore roosevelt