history test Flashcards
Germany’s new democratic government, set up in 1919, which was blamed for the humiliation caused by the Treaty of Versailles:
The Weimer Republic
A government that takes total control over every aspect of public and private life:
Totalitarianism
Giving in to an aggressor to keep peace:
Appeasement
A militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader:
Fascism
The generation of people who reached adulthood during or immediately after WWI:
The Lost Generation
Radical Russian Marxists favored taking over the government:
Russian Revolution
Germany’s form of fascism, led by Adolf Hitler:
Nazism
Provided a $200 million loan from U.S banks to stabilize German currency and strengthen its economy:
The Dawes Plan
Hatred of Jewish people - a key part of Nazi ideology:
Anti-Semitism
What are the key traits of totalitarianism?
Police Terror, Indoctrination, Propaganda & Censorship, and Religious or Ethnic Persecution