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