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Mumma 6 Soc Stud
6Soc Stud Chpt 3 Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nationalism | devotion and loyalty to one's country |
| alliance | an agreement between countries |
| trench warfare | a style of fighting in which each side fights from deep ditches |
| Treaty of Versailles | The final peace settlement of WWI |
| Communism | an economic and political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls the economy |
| Great Depression | A global economic crisis in the 1930s |
| dictator | a ruler who has total control |
| Axis powers | Germany,Italy and Japan formed an Alliance |
| Allies | France, Great Britain and Russia- opposed to the Axis |
| Holocaust | the attempt by the Nazi government during World War II to eliminate Europe's Jews. Believed that Germans were the superior race. |
| superpowers | strong and influential countries |
| Cold War | a period of tense rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union |
| arms race | competition between countries to build superior weapons |
| common market | a group of nations that cooperates to make trade among members easier. |
| European Union | an organization that promotes political and economic cooperation in Europe |