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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Berlin wall | wall in Germany that separated east and west berlin from 1961 thru 1986. |
| Independence | becoming free from someone's rule. |
| Reunification | bringing back TOGETHER THE TWO parts of of Germany under one government . |
| Nationalism | extreme loyalty and devotion to a nation. |
| Imperialism | system of building foregin empires for military and trade advantages. |
| Alliance | when close accosiates of nations or groups are formed. |
| Militariansm | the desire of a government or people that a contry should maintain a strong military capability . |
| Empire | a group of lands under one ruler. |
| Industrial revolution | the rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain in the late 18th and 19th centuries brought about by the introduction and machinery. |
| Revolution | a great and often violent charge . |
| Trade | to engage in the exchange purchase or sale of goods. |
| Natural Resources | material source of wealth such as timber, fresh water, or material deposit. |
| Colony | a territory or body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state. |
| Armistice | a temporary halt in fighting [a truce]. |
| Treaty | a formal agreement between two or more groups in relations to peace, economic and/or international uses. |
| Reparations | when defeated powers in a war must make payments of money goods and services to the winning powers. |
| Holocaust | the time period in which Hitler murdered millions of Jewish people. |
| Anti-Semitism | bad feelings towards Jews. |
| Nazism | belief in the the party of Adolf Hitler. |
| Totalitarianism | a belief that overall government goals are more important that individual rights. |
| Fascism | a totalitarian government that has complete control over its citizens political economic religious and cultural activities. |
| Regime | the government in power at any given time. |