Unit 9 Interwar and WWII

Appeasement

The practice of giving a country what it wants so that war can be avoided

Pacifism

Opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes

Totalitarian

Referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control; dictator

Genocide

The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group in whole or in part.

Anti-Semitism

Hate/discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group

Fascism

A government led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly getting rid of opposition and criticism, controlling all industry and trade, and emphasizing nationalism and racism

Economic Depression

Low general economic activity marked especially by rising levels of unemployment

Purge

To get rid of... a nation, a political party, etc.

Censorship

Restriction on access to ideas and information

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods & services over time

Reparations

Money that a losing country pays after war for all the damage, injuries, and deaths that they caused

Nationalism

Extreme loyalty and devotion to a nation