HISTORY 120 : Revies Session in Discussion
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Exam in 3650 humanities, wednesday, may 13, 5:50-7:05. Easter rising: revolt in ireland against british rule, 1916, during wwi, led to the creation of an irish state, nationalist uprising. Dreyfus: refers to the man and the affair, french military officer, jewish, accused of espionage, led to problems in france about his guilt or innocence. Sudetenland: region of the czech republic, about the story of appeasement. Kulaks: refers to a particular type of well off peasant in russia/ soviet union, context: collectivization in 1929 in russia. Metternich, castlereagh, lloyd george etc question: compare the congress of vienna and the treaty of versailles/ paris peace. Stab-in-the-back legend: 1919-1930s, the myth that took hold in weimar, germany after wwi, idea that german army had not been defeated in wwi, but stabbed in the back by jews, bankers, and socialists, believed by nazis. 900 days: siege of leningrad, significant because this is a perfect example of how the war affected civilians.
