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4th Grade
06/01/2016

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Joseph Stalin
Definition
-"Man of Steel".
-Came to power with a policy of "Socialism in one country".
-He made the Soviet Union a Totalitarian state with his Five-Year Plans and Collectivization.
-Millions of Soviet citizens died because of his purges and politics.
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NEP (New Economic Policy)
Definition
-Lenin's economic plan that allowed private ownership of land and small business.
- Led to rapid economic recovery.
Term
Five- Year Plans
Definition
-Stalin's economic program to make the USSR a major industrial power.-Developed heavy industry at the expense of consumer goods.
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Collectivization
Definition
-During the 1930's, USSR peasant farms were replaced with larger units through this policy.
-10 millions peasants died.
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Kulaks
Definition
-Better-off peasants in the Soviet Union.
-Stalin ordered them "Liquidated".
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Totalitarian State
Definition
-A country in which a dictator or small group controls every part of the lives of its citizens.
-The Soviet Union under Stalin, Germany under Hitler, and Italy under Mussolini.
-20th Century only.
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Mass Purges
Definition
-Used by Stalin to get rid of competition from within the Communist Party.
-Instrument of terror.
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Fascism
Definition
-20th Century extreme nationalist movement.
-Anti -socialism and pro-capitalism.
-Used mass-parties, militarism, and dynamic leadership.
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Benito Mussolini
Definition
-Fascist leader of Italy from 1922 until his execution in 1945.-Nickname: II Duce.-Combined the weakness of the Liberal government with the fear of Socialism to have a RlGHT - WING REVOLUTION!
-Fell short of totalitarian.
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Lateran Agreement
Definition
-When Mussolini recognized the Vatican as an independent state and gave the church money.
-In exchange: The Pope gave his support to Mussolini's government.
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Karl Lueger
Definition
-Mayor of Vienna.
-Influenced Adolf Hitler with his anti-Semitism and his dramatic hand gestures.
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Adolf Hitler
Definition
-Anti-Semitic, Austrian, fascist ruler of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
-Responsible for WWII and the Holocaust.
Term
Mein Kampf
Definition
-Book written by Hitler in 1923 during his j ail time.
-Became the guidebook of Nazism.
-Included: Anti-Jewish, anti-Slav, and LIVING SPACE!!!
Term
German Workers Party (NSDAP)
Definition
-Nazi party.-Hitler was member 55.
-Anti-Jewish and anti-Marxist.
-Fascist,
Term
Weimar Republic
Definition
-Democratic Government set up in Germany after WWI.
-They signed the Treaty of Versailles and then were blamed for it.
Term
Third Reich
Definition
-Name that Hitler gave to Germany.
-Said it would last for 1000 years.
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Neville Chamberlain
Definition
-Leader of Great Britain before WWII.
-He was the leading proponent of the policy of Appeasement.
Term
Blitzkrieg
Definition
-Lightning war.
-Term used to describe the use of planes, tanks, and trucks in a highly mechanized war.
-Used first against Poland by the Germans.
Term
Henri-Phillippe Petain
Definition
-WWI hero of France.
-Set up a collaboration government in the southern part of France.
-Known as Vichy France.
Term
Winston Churchill
Definition
-Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII.
-He led the British with his speeches, confidence, and determination.
-Considered one of the great wartime leaders of all time.
Term
Battle of Britain
Definition
-Air attack by the Germans (upon Britain) during 1940.
-The Germans were winning until they switched their target to London, in revenge for the British bombing Berlin.
-The Germans end up losing the battle and are unable to invade.
Term
December 7, 1941
Definition
-A day that will live in infamy.
-The day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
-Brought the U.S. into WWII.
Term
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Definition
-The most infamous of the Nazi death camps.-Located in Poland.
Term
Free French
Definition
-French forces located in London.
-Led by Charles De Gaulle.
-They helped the Allies free France.
Term
Appeasement
Definition
-Western policy to avoid war by giving Hitler what he wanted and allowing him to break the Treaty of Versailles.
Term
Francisco Franco
Definition
-Fascist leader of Spain.
-After winning the civil war (with the help of Hitler and Mussolini)he became dictator of Spain for the next 30 years.
-Stayed out of WWII.
Term
Hindenburg
Definition
-President of Germany.
-Appointed Hitler chancellor in 1933.
Term
Enabling Act
Definition
-Emergency powers passed by the Reichstag (after the fire).
-It gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for four years.
-This allowed Hitler to smash all opposition parties.
Term
The SA
Definition
-Storm Troopers.
-The brown shirts quasi-military group of 3 million men who brought Hitler to power.
-Hitler then turned on them and wiped out their leadership on the "Night of the Long Knives".
Term
The SS
Definition
-Led by Heinrich Himmler.
-They were Hitler's elite personal guard.
-Along with the Gestapo, they were in charge of the concentration camps.
Term
The Gestapo
Definition
-Hitler's political police.
-they were in charge of the concentration camps.
Term
Sudentenland
Definition
-The German-speaking area of Czechoslovakia.
-This was given to Hitler without a fight via the Munich Conference.
Term
Munich Conference
Definition
-The high-point of Western Appeasement.
-Chamberlain gave Hitler the Sudentenland without a fight.
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Greater Asian Co-prosperity Sphere
Definition
-Japanese appeal to other Asian people to join with them against Europeans.
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Battle of El Alamein
Definition
-British victory over the German forces in Africa.
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