Key Words Flashcards
What is a Dictatorship?
A form of Government where absolute power is held by a single person/small group.
What is a Democracy?
A form of Government where people have a say in how the country is run.
What is Fascism?
A political belief where the Government controls everything. eg, The Nazi Party.
What is Nazi Germany?
The German state between 1933 - 1945 ruled by the Nazi Party.
What is propaganda?
Biased or misleading information used to influence the audience and promote a political cause.
What is a Rhetoric?
Speech or writing that is persuasive and elegant.
What is a Scapegoat?
Someone/thing taking the blame for others.
What is Communism?
Belief in an equal, classless society.
What is an Autarky?
A nation with a self-reliant economy.
What is the Aryan Race?
In Nazi racial theory, a person of pure german ‘blood’ (Non-Jewish). Often with blond hair and blue eyes. The Nazis viewed the Aryans as the superior human race.
What is the Third Reich?
German state from 1933 - 1945 under control of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
