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Euro History Vocab A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allies | An alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy |
| armistice | An agreement to stop fighting |
| Central Powers | In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies. |
| communism | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership derived from Karl Marx |
| Depression | A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
| fascist | a member of a political party who supports extreme nationalism and a dictator |
| Vladimir Lenin | Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR |
| Nazism | Adolf Hitler used fascism to create this type of government based on totalitarian ideas and was used to unite Germany during the 1930s. |
| Soviet Union | a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment. |
| World War 1 | first truly global conflict, sometimes called the Great War, which was fought between 1914 and 1918 |