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World Wars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | Fascination with the glory of war and the power of the military |
| Recession | time of economic slowdown |
| Alliance | Agreements among nations to help each other out during wartime |
| Depression | period of very low economic activity combined with high unemployment |
| Central Powers | Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire during WWI |
| Allied Powers | Alliance of England, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States during WWI |
| Nazism | name given to Hitler’s political beliefs |
| Neutrality | policy of not taking sides |
| Totalitarian State | system in which leaders totally control the way citizens think and live |
| Armistice | cease-fire |
| League of Nations | peace keeping organization created after WWI |
| Reparation | payments for the costs of war |