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Global Conflict
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Industrial Powers | Strong countries that use big factories and machines to make lots of things and build strong armies. |
| Nationalism | The feeling that your country is the best and that it should be allowed to rule over other people. |
| Moral Rights | The excuse powerful countries used to say they were "helping" or "civilizing" the people they took over. |
| Dominate | To have complete power or control over another group of people or their land. |
| Totalitarianism | A type of government where a single leader or party has total control over everything. People have no say in the laws, and the government even tries to control what people think and do in their private lives. |
| Stalinism | Stalin made the Soviet Union a military giant by controlling every farm and factory. |
| Nazism | Hitler wanted to unite all Germans and used hate against others to stay in power. |
| Fascism | Mussolini wanted Italy to be powerful like the old Roman Empire. |
| Socialism | When the government owns or controls big things like factories and farms to make sure everyone gets a fair share. The goal is for the whole community to work together so that nobody is left out. |
| Democracy | Citizens are in charge. They choose their leaders by voting in elections. People have the freedom to speak up and own their own property. |
| Propaganda | Using posters, stories, or songs to make people think a certain way. It often uses strong feelings like pride or fear to get people to help. |
| League of Nations | After World War I ended, leaders wanted a way to stop wars before they started. They created the League of Nations. It was like a big club where countries could talk about their problems instead of fighting. |
| Great Depression | As a result of world war, businesses closed, people lost their jobs, and families didn't have enough money for food or homes. |
| Holocaust | From 1933 and 1945 Nazi government in Germany treated certain groups of people very unfairly. They primarily targeted Jewish people, but also many others they thought were different. |
| Ghettoes | Neighborhoods that were created to trap Jewish people in small, crowded parts of cities. They were closed off by high walls and barbed wire so no one could leave without permission. |
| War Crimes | People should be treated as humans even during a time of war and those in charge who treated people inhumanely can be in trouble after the war. |
| Nuremberg Laws | Laws that said Jewish weren’t as good as German citizens and kept them from having the same freedoms. |
| Denial | Saying something never happened. |
| Justice | Fair treatment or someone being punished for not giving fair treatment. |