Between the wars vocab Flashcards
totalitarian
rule by single strong person or group who attempts to control all parts of life
socialism
mixture of capitalism and communism, where largest business are owned by the govt and smaller business are privately owned, govt provides services; high taxes to pay for services
nazism
national socialist movement in Germany
extreme nationalism
belief that only ppl of one race/ethnicity should live in the country
fascism
ultra nationalist govt, dictator uses terror to control ppl
lebensraum
living space
dictator
leader with absolute power
fuhrer
leader
reich
govt
appeasement
giving in to an aggressive country in order to keep space
isolationist
belief that political ties to another country should be avoided
non-aggression pact
agreement not to attack each other
hyper-inflation
when prices go up so high that money becomes almost worthless