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World Wars/ Cold War
Global Regents Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| militarism | (militarismo) building military power and armies |
| alliance | (alianza) agreement between countries to help each other |
| World War I | (Primera Guerra Mundial) global war from 1914 to 1918 |
| Treaty of Versailles | (Tratado de Versalles) treaty that ended World War I |
| Nazism | (Nazismo) political ideology of Hitler and Nazi Germany |
| Holocaust | (Holocausto) murder of millions of Jews and others during World War II |
| World War II | (Segunda Guerra Mundial) global war from 1939 to 1945 |
| Cold War | (Guerra Fría) conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union |
| communism | (comunismo) political and economic system with shared ownership |
| United Nations | (Naciones Unidas) international organization that promotes peace |
| containment | (contención) policy to stop the spread of communism |
| Iron Curtain | (Telón de Acero) division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War |
| NATO | (OTAN) alliance of Western countries |
| Warsaw Pact | (Pacto de Varsovia) alliance of communist countries |
| satellite nation | (nación satélite) country controlled by a more powerful country |
| propaganda | (propaganda) information used to influence opinions |
| genocide | (genocidio) attempt to destroy a group of people |
| human rights | (derechos humanos) basic freedoms all people should have |