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Chavez WH 31 Vocab
WH CH 31 Years of Crisis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Albert Einstein | Scientist who developed the theory of relativity |
| Theory of relativity | Idea that as moving objects approach the speed of light, space and time become relative |
| Sigmund Freud | Physician who exposed the workings of the unconscious mind |
| Existentialism | Philosophy that says each person must make meaning in a world that has no universal meaning |
| Friedrich Nietzsche | German philosopher who dismissed reason, democracy, and progress as empty ideas |
| Surrealism | Art movement in which is a dreamlike world, outside of reality, is portrayed or evoked |
| Jazz | Lively, loose form of popular music developed in the United States |
| Charles Lindbergh | First person to fly alone across the atlantic |
| Coalition Government | temporary alliance of several political parties |
| Weimar republic | Government of Germany after World War l |
| Great Depression | Severe economic downturn that followed the collapse of the U.S. stock market in 1929 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of the United States during the depression |
| New Deal | Roosevelt's program for creating jobs and improving the American economy |
| Fascism | Political movement based on nationalism that gives power to a dictator and takes away individual rights |
| Benito Mussolini | fascist leader of Italy |
| Adolf Hitler | Fascist leader of Germany |
| Nazism | German brand of fascism |
| Mein Kampf | Book by Hitler outlining his beliefs and goals for Germany |
| Lebensraum | Living space |
| Appeasement | Giving in to keep the peace |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan |
| Francisco Franco | Spain's Fascist dictator |
| Isolation | Belief that political ties with other countries should be avoided |
| Third Reich | German Empire |
| Munich Conference | Meeting of world powers in 1938 that allowed Hitler to take part of Czechoslovakia |
| Boom | Period of great economic growth |
| Cubism | Art style that portrayed objects in geometric shapes |
| Dictator | Ruler who has absolute authority |
| Distorted | Twisted; not in the usual shape |
| Invaded | Entered a country for the purpose of taking it over |
| Irrational | Not reasonable; not consciously thought out |
| Moderates | People who are not liberal (in favor of great change) or conservative (reluctant to change) but in the middle |
| Physics | Science of matter and energy |
| Pledged | Promised |
| Radical | Extreme; carried to the limit |
| Recovery | Economic growth following a depression or recession |
| Socialists | People who believed in socialist ideas, such as shared ownership of business |
| Tariffs | Taxes on goods imported from other countries |
| Thugs | People who carry out violent activities on someone else's orders |
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