Lecture Notes on Historical Terms

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms related to historical events and concepts.

Annexation

The takeover of something, usually new land.

Deliberate

Slow and purposefully.

Ideology

The organized system of beliefs of a person or group.

Fascism

A form of government developed by Mussolini in Italy.

Depression

A long and severe economic recession.

Opposition

Those who disagree or go against.

Hotspot

Sites of conflict between the US and USSR after WWII.

Iron Curtain

Nickname for all lands controlled by the Soviet Union.

Refugee

A person who has to leave his or her country.

Manhattan Project

A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic bomb.

Inferior

Not as good as.

Total War

All aspects of a country are involved in fighting.

Condemned

To express disapproval.

Isolationist

The policy of staying out of conflict.

Five Year Plan

A plan for economic development in the USSR focusing on increased productivity.

Aggression

Unprovoked attack on another country.

Appeasement

To give in to demands in an attempt to bring a state of peace.

Communism

A system that seeks to create a classless society in which the government owns everything.

Exterminate

To destroy, get rid of.

Ghetto

Separate section of a city where members of a minority group are forced to live.

Perestroika

Restructuring.

Self-determination

Freedom of a country to rule or decide as one chooses.

Genocide

An act committed with the plan of destroying an entire group of people.

Provisions

Clauses in a legal document.

Confined

Restricted or limited.

Scapegoat

A person or group unfairly blamed for something.

Productivity

In industry, the rate of output.

Island-hopping

A military strategy used by the United States to defeat Japan in the Pacific Ocean.

Propaganda

Biased information or advertisement.

Precise

Exact and accurate.

Containment

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world.

Detente

Peaceful coexistence.

Ratified

Approved or confirmed.

Totalitarianism

A political system in which one person has complete control over the lives of individual citizens.