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european history vocab
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Social Studies
6th Grade
01/31/2018

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1. World War II –
Definition
worldwide conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945
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2. Stock market crash –
Definition
occurs when the value of stocks falls quickly and deeply
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3. Economic depression –
Definition
a hard time in the economy when businesses, banks, and factories close and people lose their jobs; buying and selling almost stops
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4. Genocide –
Definition
the planned killing of a race of people
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5. Holocaust –
Definition
the systematic killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis
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6. Cold War –
Definition
of distrust and misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and its former allies in the West
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7. Communist –
Definition
describes a government that owns or controls most farms and businesses
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8.NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) –
Definition
an alliance of the US, Canada, its western European allies; formed after WWII
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9. Axis Powers –
Definition
a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II, including Germany, Italy, and Japan
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10. Allied Powers –
Definition
a group of countries that opposed the Axis powers in World War II, including the US, Great Britain, France, and the USSR
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11. Great War –
Definition
European conflict from 1914 to 1918; also known as World War I and “the war to end all wars”
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12. Treaty of Versailles –
Definition
the document signed to end World War I (it explained what the winners would win and what the losers would lose)
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13. Reparations –
Definition
payments made to a group of people for loss or damage
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14. Nazism –
Definition
a political movement in Germany from the end of WWI through the end of WWII led by Adolf Hitler
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15. Fascist –
Definition
a political movement supporting strong, authoritarian government dictatorship
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16. Iron Curtain –
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a term used to describe the imaginary line dividing Eastern (Communist) and Western (Democratic) Europe during the Cold war
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17. Berlin Wall –
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a wall built by the East German government in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin; wall came to symbolize Cold War divisions
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18. Propaganda –
Definition
information, usually misleading or biased designed to promote a particular political cause
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19. Adolph Hitler –
Definition
the Chancellor of Germany and leader of the Nazi Party during WWII
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20. Nationalism –
Definition
the extreme love of one’s country
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