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Unit 2 Social Studie
Question | Answer |
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Allies | the winning alliance in World War I and II |
Armistice | an end to fighting |
Central Powers | the defeated alliance in World War I |
Communism | Soviet Union believed in this |
Depression | In economic terms, when people are out of work and living in extreme poverty (very poor) |
Vladimir Lenin | Leader of the communist revolution in Russia after WWI |
Nazism | Led by Adolf Hitler. Defeated during WWII |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 Treaty that officially ended WWI |
World War I | Also known as the "Great War". It lasted from 1914-1918. |
Antisemitism | Racial bias or prejudice against Jews |
Axis Powers | the defeated alliance in WWII |
Concentration Camp | Nazi areas where Jews and other were held and forced to do work and / or killed. |
Adolf Hitler | Leader of Nazi Germany. |
Propaganda | information that is usually misleading or has lies, designed to promote a certain viewpoint |
WWII | a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 |
Cold War | A conflict between the USA and Soviet Union that did not involve actual fighting |
Berlin | Capital of Germany |
East Germany | Communist |
West Germany | Democracy or Capitalist |
Iron Curtain | Figure of speech meant to represent the divide between Eastern Communism and Western Democracies |
Superpowers | Countries that have enormous influence |