History

Treaty of Versailles

Peace treaty ending WWI, signed on June 28, 1919, imposing harsh conditions on Germany.

Golden Age of Weimar

Period (1924-1929) of economic stability and cultural flourishing in Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Gustav Stresemann

German politician who negotiated the Dawes Plan, stabilized currency, and improved international relations.

Antisemitism

Prejudice against or hatred of Jews.

Kristallnacht

Violent pogrom against Jews in 1938, marking a shift to physical violence in Nazi treatment.

Final Solution

Nazi plan for the systematic genocide of Jews, formalized at the Wannsee Conference in 1942.

Death Camps

Camps like Auschwitz for mass murder of Jews, created from 1941 as part of the Final Solution.

WWII

Global conflict starting on September 1, 1939, involving major superpowers and technological advancements.

Stolen Generation

Aboriginal children forcibly removed from families in Australia from 1910 to 1970.

Cold War

Geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, driven by ideological differences.