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World War I and II

Social Studies Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Tsar Famous Russian Emperor
Abolish To end
Duma Russian parliament that was set up by Nicholas II after the Russian Revolution (balance of power)
Bolshevik Extreme political group in Russia
communism Everything is controlled by the government
soviet Group of workers and soldiers formed during the Russian Revolution
command economy government has full power in money issues
collective farm a group of farm lands combined and controlled by the government
totalitarian Allows only one political party and has total control
Nicholas II Tsar (emperor) of Russia
Lenin Leader of the Soviet Union
Josef Stalin Leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin
alliance An agreement between countries to act as partners
World War I A war from 1914-1918 (War to end all wars, the big war, the great war)
Central Powers Austria-Hungary, Germany, and their allies in WWI
Allied Powers Russia, France, Britain, Serbia, and later Italy and the U.S. in WWI
front The area where enemy armies fight
neutral Not on either side
armistice Agreement to stop fighting
League of Nations An international organization dedicated to peace
Treaty of Versailles Ended WWI
Franz Ferdinand Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was killed before WWI
Woodrow Wilson U.S. president during WWI
fascism A form of government with total power
Nazi A political party in Germany during WWII
Axis Germany, Italy, and Japan in WWII
Allies Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and U.S. in WWII
concentration camp A place where the Nazis kept Jewish prisoners during WWII
Holocaust Mass killing of Jewish people during WWII
Winston Churchill Britain's Prime Minister during WWII
Benito Mussolini fascist leader of Italy during WWII
Adolf Hitler leader of fascist Germany and the Nazis during WWII
Franklin Roosevelt US President during WWII
Dwight D. Eisenhower US General in WWII
Anne Frank 15 year old Jewish girl who was in hiding from the Nazis during WWII
Raoul Wallenberg Swedish man who protected Hungarian Jews from the Nazis during WWII
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