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| Only Eastern European nation which did not have a totalitarian government. This nation was annexed by Germany before the beginning of World War II. |
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| Characterized by extreme nationalism, a dynamic leader, antisocialism, and cooperation with the capitalist classes. |
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| Plans made by Joseph Stalin in order industrialize and bring his country along socialist lines. |
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| Compromise between Lenin and peasants which allowed peasants to do business with private businesses and independent handicraft artisans. |
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| Leader of the Communist revolution in Russia. He overthrew the provisional government in Russia and established a new communist government. |
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| Lenin’s successor as the ruler of Russia. He used five-year plans in order to make the country more socialist. He also conducts “Great Purges” designed to eliminate his opponents. He also declared war on the peasants and forced them to collectivize. He then forced the well-to-do peasants, called Kulaks, to work in labor camps for reeducation. |
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| Stalin’s main opponent for the race to be the ruler of Russia. Unlike Stalin, Trotsky believed that there needed to be revolution all throughout Europe rather than in just Russia. Unfortunately for Trotsky, this idea didn’t sit well with the people, and Stalin became the leader. Later, Stalin ordered the murder of Trotsky. |
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| Well off peasants who were subject to forced labor since Stalin believed that they would become capitalists. |
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| The war against the peasants, or the forced integration of private farms into mass collective ones. This process resulted in the death of 10 million Russians. |
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| Purges of political and social opponents of Stalin. This resulted in the Communist party being revitalized with youth |
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| Dictator of Italy during World War II. He established good relations with the Church, and he tried to control all aspects of Italian society. However, he failed to achieve a truly totalitarian society. |
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| Agreement between Mussolini and the Pope which stated that the Vatican city would become an independent country. |
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| Dictator of Germany and the cause of World War II. He was a leader in the Nazi party, and through skillful political maneuvering, he became the chancellor of Germany. He then consolidated his power and seized the Rhineland, the Sudetenland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and attacked Poland which started the war. He had a hatred for races he believed were inferior and referred to Germans as the “master race.” He was responsible for the mass murder of 6 million Jews called the Holocaust. |
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| Book written by Hitler when he was in prison. This book outlined his plans for Germany in the future. |
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| Path between total communism and capitalism that Hitler took. He claimed that this path was the best one. |
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| Act passed after the burning of the Reichstag. This act gave Hitler major dictatorial powers for five years. |
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| Major economic slump which took place from 1929 to 1933. This depression resulted in horrible conditions around the world, especially in the United States and Germany. |
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| The parliament of Germany which was burned down. After it was destroyed, the Enabling Act was passed which gave Hitler emergency dictatorial powers for 5 years. |
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| Area on the German-France border which Hitler sent troops into. Great Britain and France did nothing due to the policy of appeasement. |
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| The thugs that beat up Jews and other opponents of the Nazi regime. Hitler turned on them and ordered their execution by the hands of the SS. He did this because the army was beginning to fear the SA. |
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| The elite force of troops loyal to Hitler. This organization merged with the police force to form the Gestapo. |
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| Police organization devoted to serving the Nazis. They simply kidnapped and killed people without trial or just cause. |
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| Laws that identified anyone with a Jewish grandparent as Jewish. These laws enacted discriminatory measures against these people |
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| “Night of Broken Glass” when members of the Nazi party attacked Jewish stores and businesses in order to scare them. |
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| Hitler’s vision for a new Germany which included the extermination of all the Jews. |
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| Hitler’s plan for eliminating the Jews. He demanded the execution of every single Jew in Europe. |
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| Alliance between the United States, Britain, France, and later the Soviet Union. They were united in their cause to bring down the Axis powers. |
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| Country which was invaded by Nazi Germany. The invasion of this country was the cause of World War II. |
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| Turning point of World War II in which the Soviets began to push the Germans back. |
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| Island in the Pacific. A major battle took place here which was considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific. |
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| Site of the greatest naval invasion in history. This marked the beginning of the liberation of France and the beginning of the end for Germany. |
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| Two cities in Japan which were nuked by atomic bombs, signaling Japan’s unconditional surrender and the end of World War II. |
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