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74 Cards in this Set
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militarism
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The use of strong armies and the threat of force to gain power.
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U-boats
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Submarines introduced by Germany in World War I. Also known as "underwater boats"
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armistice
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An agreement to stop fighting
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stock market
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An organization through which shares of stock in companies are bought and sold
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bankrupt
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Means a person has no money
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Great Depression
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A time in the world where prices and wages fell, banks closed, business slowed or stopped, and people could not find jobs. Causing many to not be able to afford food or houses.
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New Deal
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A program created by Franklin D. Roosevelt where the federal government gave money to each state to help people.
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dictator
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an absolute, or total, ruler
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fascism
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a political movement that puts the needs of the nation above the needs of the individual
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communism
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an economic and political system in which the government owns or controls almost all of the means of production, industries, wages, and prices
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police state
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a country in which the government has total control over the peopleusing the police
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collective farms
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large farms owned and controlled by the economic desicions
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revolutionaries
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rebels demanding self-rule
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economic nationalism
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putting the economic interests of one's own country above the interests of other countries
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aggression
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warlike action, such as an invasion or an attack
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anti-Semitism
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hatred of Jews
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genocide
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the planned killing of a race of people
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Holocaust
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the mass murder of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis in World War II
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bloc
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a group of nations united under a common idea or for a common purpose
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arms race
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competition to create and have mroe advanced weapons
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partition
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to divide a land area into smaller parts
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globalization
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process in which connections around the world increase and cultures around the world share similar practices
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militarism
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The use of strong armies and the threat of force to gain power.
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U-boats
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Submarines introduced by Germany in World War I. Also known as "underwater boats"
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armistice
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An agreement to stop fighting
|
|
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stock market
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An organization through which shares of stock in companies are bought and sold
|
|
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bankrupt
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Means a person has no money
|
|
|
Great Depression
|
A time in the world where prices and wages fell, banks closed, business slowed or stopped, and people could not find jobs. Causing many to not be able to afford food or houses.
|
|
|
New Deal
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A program created by Franklin D. Roosevelt where the federal government gave money to each state to help people.
|
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|
dictator
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an absolute, or total, ruler
|
|
|
fascism
|
a political movement that puts the needs of the nation above the needs of the individual
|
|
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communism
|
an economic and political system in which the government owns or controls almost all of the means of production, industries, wages, and prices
|
|
|
police state
|
a country in which the government has total control over the peopleusing the police
|
|
|
collective farms
|
large farms owned and controlled by the economic desicions
|
|
|
revolutionaries
|
rebels demanding self-rule
|
|
|
economic nationalism
|
putting the economic interests of one's own country above the interests of other countries
|
|
|
aggression
|
warlike action, such as an invasion or an attack
|
|
|
militarism
|
The use of strong armies and the threat of force to gain power.
|
|
|
U-boats
|
Submarines introduced by Germany in World War I. Also known as "underwater boats"
|
|
|
armistice
|
An agreement to stop fighting
|
|
|
stock market
|
An organization through which shares of stock in companies are bought and sold
|
|
|
bankrupt
|
Means a person has no money
|
|
|
Great Depression
|
A time in the world where prices and wages fell, banks closed, business slowed or stopped, and people could not find jobs. Causing many to not be able to afford food or houses.
|
|
|
New Deal
|
A program created by Franklin D. Roosevelt where the federal government gave money to each state to help people.
|
|
|
dictator
|
an absolute, or total, ruler
|
|
|
fascism
|
a political movement that puts the needs of the nation above the needs of the individual
|
|
|
communism
|
an economic and political system in which the government owns or controls almost all of the means of production, industries, wages, and prices
|
|
|
police state
|
a country in which the government has total control over the peopleusing the police
|
|
|
collective farms
|
large farms owned and controlled by the economic desicions
|
|
|
revolutionaries
|
rebels demanding self-rule
|
|
|
economic nationalism
|
putting the economic interests of one's own country above the interests of other countries
|
|
|
aggression
|
warlike action, such as an invasion or an attack
|
|
|
anti-Semitism
|
the hatred of Jews
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|
|
genocide
|
the planned killing of a race of people
|
|
|
Holocaust
|
the mass murder of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis in World War II
|
|
|
bloc
|
a group of nations united under a common idea or for a common purpose
|
|
|
arms race
|
competition to create and have more advanced weapons
|
|
|
partition
|
to divide a land area into smaller parts
|
|
|
globalization
|
process in which connections around the world increase and cultures around the world share similar practices
|
|
|
militarism
|
The use of strong armies and the threat of force to gain power.
|
|
|
U-boats
|
Submarines introduced by Germany in World War I. Also known as "underwater boats"
|
|
|
armistice
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An agreement to stop fighting
|
|
|
stock market
|
An organization through which shares of stock in companies are bought and sold
|
|
|
bankrupt
|
Means a person has no money
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|
|
Great Depression
|
A time in the world where prices and wages fell, banks closed, business slowed or stopped, and people could not find jobs. Causing many to not be able to afford food or houses.
|
|
|
New Deal
|
A program created by Franklin D. Roosevelt where the federal government gave money to each state to help people.
|
|
|
dictator
|
an absolute, or total, ruler
|
|
|
fascism
|
a political movement that puts the needs of the nation above the needs of the individual
|
|
|
communism
|
an economic and political system in which the government owns or controls almost all of the means of production, industries, wages, and prices
|
|
|
police state
|
a country in which the government has total control over the peopleusing the police
|
|
|
collective farms
|
large farms owned and controlled by the economic desicions
|
|
|
revolutionaries
|
rebels demanding self-rule
|
|
|
economic nationalism
|
putting the economic interests of one's own country above the interests of other countries
|
|
|
aggression
|
warlike action, such as an invasion or an attack
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