Scott Siler
WHH 2nd Period
5 May 2015
3rd Six Weeks Vocabulary Assignment
Word/Description
Picture
Militarism- this image matches with this term because militarism
was a driving force for both of the World Wars. Militarism is the
use of military power to fulfill national needs, in some cases it
was used to conquer nations and in others it was used to defend
them.
Alliances- the picture I chose relates to the term because
alliances, in both World Wars, made the wars truly global since the
alliances tied other countries that were not directly affected by
the wars, into the wars.
Trench Warfare- trench warfare is related to this picture not
only because it was the primary tactic of fighting during World War
I but it was also a very poor environment yet many people lived and
fought in the trenches. The trenches were not only examples of new
technologies combining with old tactics but they were also symbols
of nationalism due to the fact that people would throw themselves
into dangerous and poor environments for their countries. This
picture provides a visual of how the trenches were and what
soldiers had to live in for months at a time.
Guerrilla Warfare- guerrilla warfare was an important part of
World War II, it finally utilized new tactics for the new
technologies that came during the first World War. This image shows
a group of soldiers but unlike World War I pictures, it does not
show soldiers in trenches but in the forest, this image provides
how that change occurred, from old to new tactics.
Blank Check- the blank check image shows how Germany was
supportive to Austria Hungary in World War I and it expresses the
idea that alliances were strong and that there were few things that
would get between two countries in an alliance.
Ultimatum- an ultimatum is a final statement that may include
consequences and a demand, in the case of the picture, Germany
declared war on Russia and it kick-started the first World War.
Annexation- A leader cause of World War I was the annexation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina. The image shows that both of those places
had high Serb populations, this may help explain why the annexation
of them created even stronger tensions between Serbia and Austria
Hungary, the same tension that led to World War I.
Fascism- the image that was chosen for fascism did not provide
examples of fascism but instead captured the ideas and actions that
created fascism. By understanding fascism it is easy to understand
why many countries opposed Nazi Germany during World War II.
Fascism is a government with a dictator and it is very corrupt,
indoctrination, lying to the people, and corruption facilitate in
the protection of a dictator in power. Rights are disobeyed and
certain races are seen as inferior, or one race is superior to all
the rest. Fascism, which also contains a strong nationalistic
attitude, was the motivation for Nazi Germany to attempt to expand.
The fascism in Germany was born from the remnants of World War
I.
Propaganda- the image for propaganda is a type of infographic
that lists important characteristics that propaganda share. The
image does take on a negative image of propaganda that makes it
seem as though it is used only for deceiving people, which it can
be used for, but the other characteristics found in it can appear
in positive propaganda. Positive propaganda does not deceive
readers but instead unites them in a certain cause, this was
important in rallying people to enlist in the army of different
nations during the World Wars and it encouraged woman and children
to aid in the war too.
Depression- in this image, depression is not a psychological
problem but is instead economic weakness. The Great Depression
started between World War I and led into World War II. The image
shows how unemployment was common in the United States and
financial crisis for many people was a problem. World War II helped
end the Great Depression because many jobs opened up in the war
effort this brought more money to people of all classes and
balanced out money and power between all of the classes.
