History Vocab: Quiz 7

Great Depression

a severe worldwide economic downturn. -sharp decline in economic activity, mass unemployment, and widespread poverty.

Fascism

a political system where a dictator has complete power, emphasizing nationalism.

Mein Kampf

an autobiography by Adolf Hitler, outlines his political ideology and plans for Germany.

Enabling Act - Hitler

a law that let Hitler make any laws he wanted without asking anyone else.

Hitler Youth

organization for kids in Nazi Germany where they learned to support Hitler.

Nuremberg Laws

laws in Nazi Germany that took away rights and citizenship from Jewish people.

Kristallnacht

when Nazis attacked Jewish people and their property, breaking windows and causing lots of damage.

Nanjing Massacre

the mass murder and rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of China

Appeasement

when you give someone what they want to avoid a fight.

Munich Agreement

was a agreement where Britain and France let Germany take part of Czechoslovakia to avoid war.

Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union where they promised not to attack each other.