History Flash Cards

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Anshluss

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Nazi propaganda term for the annexing of Austria into Nazi Germany in March 1938.

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Appeasement

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Relieve or satisfy

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Armistice

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an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.

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Arms race

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competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces.

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Blitzkrieg

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an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.

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Bolsheviks

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a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which was renamed the Communist Party after seizing power in the October Revolution of 1917.

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Arms race

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competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces.

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Blitzkrieg

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an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.

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Bolsheviks

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a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which was renamed the Communist Party after seizing power in the October Revolution of 1917.

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Collectivization

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organize something on the basis of ownership by the people or the state, abolishing private ownership or involvement.

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Command economy

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where the big decisions are made at the centre by the government

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Command economy

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where the big decisions are made at the centre by the government

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Concentration Camps

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a place where a large number of people are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.

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Containment

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the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

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Containment

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the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

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Détente

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the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

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Containment

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the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

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Détente

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the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

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Domino Theory

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the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.

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Containment

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the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

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Détente

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the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

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Domino Theory

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the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.

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Duma

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a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics of the former Soviet Union.

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Containment

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the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

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Détente

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the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

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Domino Theory

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the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.

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Duma

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a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics of the former Soviet Union.

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Entente

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a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.

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Containment

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the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

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Détente

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the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

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Domino Theory

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the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.

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Duma

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a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics of the former Soviet Union.

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Entente

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a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.

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Extraterritoriality

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is the state of being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations.

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Fascism

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an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.

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Fascism

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an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.

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Final Solution

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the Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews.

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Fascism

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an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.

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Final Solution

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the Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews.

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Five Year Plan

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a government plan for economic development over five years.

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Genocide

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the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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Genocide

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the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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Glasnost

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the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information

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Genocide

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the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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Glasnost

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the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information

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Gulag

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a system of labor camps maintained in the former Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died.

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Genocide

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the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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Glasnost

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the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information

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Gulag

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a system of labor camps maintained in the former Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died.

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Holocaust

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destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

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Hyperinflation

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situation where the price increases are so out of control that the concept of inflation is meaningless

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Imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Iron Curtain

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the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

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Imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Iron Curtain

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the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

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Kaiser

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the German emperor, the emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Iron Curtain

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the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

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Kaiser

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the German emperor, the emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Kamikazes

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Japanese aircrafts loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.

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Kulturkampf

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conflict between civil government and religious authorities

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Mandates

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an authoritative order or command

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Kulturkampf

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conflict between civil government and religious authorities

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Mandates

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an authoritative order or command

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NATO

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military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II to strengthen international ties between member states

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Kulturkampf

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conflict between civil government and religious authorities

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Mandates

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an authoritative order or command

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NATO

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military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II to strengthen international ties between member states

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Neutrality

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policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations

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Kulturkampf

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conflict between civil government and religious authorities

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Mandates

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an authoritative order or command

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NATO

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military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II to strengthen international ties between member states

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Neutrality

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policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations

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Nuremberg Laws

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laws which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology

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Kulturkampf

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conflict between civil government and religious authorities

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Mandates

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an authoritative order or command

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NATO

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military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II to strengthen international ties between member states

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Neutrality

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policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations

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Nuremberg Laws

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laws which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology

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Perestroika

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policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system

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Pogrom

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an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe.

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Proletariat

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workers or working-class people, regarded collectively

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Proletariat

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workers or working-class people, regarded collectively

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Propaganda

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used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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Protectorate

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a state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Realpolitik

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a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.

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Reich

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third regime or empire

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Reparation

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the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.

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Social Darwinism

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the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals

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Soviet

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citizen of the former Soviet Union.

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Soviet

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citizen of the former Soviet Union.

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Sphere of influence

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a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

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Soviet

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citizen of the former Soviet Union.

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Sphere of influence

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a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

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Total War

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a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved

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Totalitarianism

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centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.

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Totalitarianism

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centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.

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Trench Warfare

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opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

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Totalitarianism

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centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.

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Trench Warfare

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opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

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Tsar

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emperor of Russia before 1917.

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U-Boats

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German submarine used in World War I or World War II.

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United Nations

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international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.

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United Nations

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international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.

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Warsaw Pact

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military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe