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Social studies word
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inflation | rise in prices |
| Totalitarian state | A government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens. Control over all aspects of people’s lives. |
| Fascism | a political philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler. The government controls the people and stifles any opposition. |
| collectivization | a system in which private farms were eliminated. The government-owned the land and the peasants worked it. |
| Authoritarian | favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. |
| Enabling Act | A law that gave the government the power to ignore the constitution for four years while it issued laws to deal with the country’s problems. |
| Depression | a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment. |
| Collective bargaining | the right of unions to negotiate with employers over wages and hours. |
| Dawes Plan | An international commission that reduced the amount of reparations, then coordinated Germany’s annual payments with its ability to pay. |
| New Economic Policy | The NEP was a degree of capitalism. The NEP helped the Soviet Union from complete economic collapse. The NEP was meant to be temporary. |