UNIT III VOCAB

Question 1

Nationalism

Answer 1

Intense royalty towards one’s own country and culture

Question 2

Militarism

Answer 2

Massive build-up in armaments and armies

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

Acquisition of overseas territories

Question 4

Kristallnacht

Answer 4

The night in which the Nazis coordinated an attack against the Jewish people and their property in Germany

Question 5

Propaganda

Answer 5

Information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

Question 6

Appeasement

Answer 6

policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace
Ex. No one wanted to fight another war so leaders were willing to make concessions to Hitler to maintain power

Question 7

Allies

Answer 7

Once called the ‘Triple Entente’. The alliance between France, Russia and Great Britain

Question 8

League of Nations

Answer 8

Established by the Treaty of Versailles. Made up of many nations and was based on the principal of security

Question 9

Globalization

Answer 9

The trend towards an economically, technologically and culturally interconnected world

Question 10

Heartland

Answer 10

A center of dense population and economic power

Question 11

Armistice

Answer 11

a truce

Question 12

Suffrage

Answer 12

the right to vote in political elections

Question 13

Sanctions

Answer 13

a penalty or punishment for disobeying a law or rule

Question 14

Nazis

Answer 14

members of the National Socialist German Party

Question 15

Reparations

Answer 15

the act of making amend by paying money to those who have been wronged

Question 16

Segregation

Answer 16

to separate or isolate from others or from main group

Question 17

Axis

Answer 17

The alliance of Germany Italy and Japan

Question 18

Concentration Camp

Answer 18

a place where civilians, enemies, political prisoners and prisoners of war are detained and confined, typically under harsh conditions

Question 19

Supply & Demand

Answer 19

The amount of goods available and the level of desire for the goods

Question 20

Hinterland

Answer 20

The part of a country that typically supplies the raw materials used in industry

Question 21

Great Depression

Answer 21

a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

Question 22

Dictatorship

Answer 22

a state or government led by a dictator or is under dictatorial rule

Question 23

Fascism

Answer 23

Ex. Fascist government are opposed to democracy, are extremely nationalist and rely on military power to maintain absolute control

Question 24

Holocaust

Answer 24

The killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis in WWII

Question 25

Ghetto

Answer 25

a part of a city occupied by minority group or groups

Question 26

Expulsion

Answer 26

the action of depriving someone out of membership in an organization

Question 27

Mien Kampf

Answer 27

a book written by Hitler that described his ideas

Question 28

Disparity

Answer 28

a great difference

Question 29

CIDA

Answer 29

‘Canadian International Development Agency’. A group that distributes $3 billion a year in aids and loans. Funds are for projects in developing countries that include basic human needs, gender equality, infrastructure, business and the environment.

Question 30

Internment Camp

Answer 30

a camp for prisoners of war

Question 31

Anti-semitism

Answer 31

hostility or prejudice against Jews

Question 32

Alliance

Answer 32

a union formed for mutual benefit

Question 33

Genocide

Answer 33

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

Question 34

Conscription

Answer 34

compulsory enlistment for military service

Question 35

Extermination

Answer 35

killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals.