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1. 1926 in Britain the coal miners stopped working and then several workers unions for different industries stopped working to support them. Part of the economic struggles for Britain following WW1. Effort failed and the workers lost popular support. General Strike

2. First British Prime Minister who was a member of the Labour party, made some for workers, healthcare, retirement, welfare programs in the post WW1 era. MacDonald

3. Region where a crisis occurred in 1922-1923 when Germany announced they couldn't pay their reparations, France invaded and took over the region to collect their money by getting the proceeds from the mining work in the region. The German gov't responded by printing more money (which became worthless) to pay the French. Ruhr

4. A plan to revive the German economy, the United States loans Germany money which then can pay reparations to England and France, who can then pay back their loans from the U.S. This circular flow of money was a success. Dawes

5. the economic crisis beginning with the US stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s Great Depression

6. Name for the French political alliance after WW1 that allied the republicans, Communists, the Socialists, and the Radicals together on the left side of the political spectrum to oppose the rise of the conservative right.. Popular Front

7. A political system in which the government has complete control over the lives of individual citizens. Emerged for the first time in the 20th century, as new technologies allowed dictators to communicate with the masses and transportation allowed for policing of the population.  Totalitarianism

8. A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition. Differs from Communism in its tolerance of capitalism, and intense nationalism. Positioned on the far right of the political spectrum. Fascism

9. Lenin's 1921 policy change to re-establish limited economic freedom in an attempt to rebuild agriculture and industry. He made the change because there was resistance to his earlier policy, and he did not want the progress of the revolution to falter. New economic policy

10. Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after WWI. tried to improve heavy industry and improve farm output. Industrial improvements were successful, agricultural improvements were not. Five Year Plan

11. Stalin's policy forcing individual farms to form communal work units -from private hands to large, collective, government operations. Collectivization

12. Wealthiest Russian peasants who opposed Stalin’s agricultural policy, and were wiped out under Stalin's rule. Kulaks.

13. The Communist Party newspaper that served as propaganda. Another tool for totalitarianism. Ironically, translates as "truth". Pravda

14. Russian film maker whose skills were used to maintain totalitarian authority as propaganda. Sergei Eisenstein

15. The widespread arrests and executions of over a million people by Josef Stalin between 1936 and 1938. Stalin was attempting to eliminate all opposition to his rule of the Soviet Union. The Great Terror/Purge

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16. Mussolini's private fascist army who destroyed socialist newspapers, union halls, & Socialist party headquarters, & pushed Socialists out of N. Italy's city governments Black Shirts (Squadristi)

17. Fascist Italian afterwork social clubs used as part of totalitarian control of people's lives. Although evidence of totalitarianism, Italy was not as effective a totalitarian regime as other places. Il Dopalavoro

18. Mussolini's deal with the Pope. The Church recognized the legitimacy of Mussolini's government in exchange for $92 million for Church lands. Lateran Pact

19. Hitler's expansionist theory based on a drive to acquire "living space" for the German people. This motivated Hitler to seek more territory for Germans. Lebensraum

20. "My Struggle"-a book written by Adolf Hitler during his imprisonment in 1923-1924, in which he set forth his beliefs and his goals for Germany. Mein Kampf

21. Nazi ultra militaristic private army, sometimes called stormtroopers. The elite of these were known as the SS. Brown Shirts (SA)

22. German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews. (Joseph) Goebbels

23. She made documentary propaganda for Hitler. 'The Triumph of the Will'. Her film was a powerful stand of the 'Nazi Rebirth'. Leni Riefenstahl

24. Organizations set up under Hitler to train an educate German young people in Nazi beliefs. Example of the extent of totalitarian control of the population. Hitler Youth

25. Passed in 1935, defining the status of Jews and withdrawing citizenship from persons of non-German blood. Nuremberg Laws

26. (Night of the Broken Glass) November 9, 1938, when mobs throughout Germany destroyed Jewish property and terrorized Jews. Kristallnacht

27. A meeting in which the Nazi plan of the "Final solution" and use of concentration camps were decided in 1942. Wannsee Conference

28. A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled. Holocaust

29. A system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all. Although the theory was discussed prior to WWII, it was not effectively pursued. Stalin was particularly eager for this system, wanting assurances for help protecting Eastern Europe. Collective Security

30. Term for things like the Locarno Pact and Kellog Briand Pact which were passed in the 1920s, singed by many nations, and attempted to ensure peace and outlaw war. They were not at all effective. Paper Agreements

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31. A country in Africa that had prevented Italian imperialism in the late 19th century, which was invaded by the Italians in 1935. A sign of Axis aggression pre WWII that was not effectively addressed by the League of Nations. Ethiopa.

32. Occurred in the 1930s when General Francisco Franco, a fascist, sought to overthrow the republican government Mussolini and Hitler supported Franco and used the conflict as a testing ground for their military forces (another sign of Axis aggression). Democratic countries did not send official aid. Franco won and stayed in power as a fascist dictator until the 1970s. Spanish Civil War

33. Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. Axis Powers

34. a Spanish town that was brutally bombed during Franco's war. The brutality of the bombing and the conflict was captured in Picasso's famous painting of the same name. Guernica

35. Region between Germany and France demilitarized by Treaty of Versailles; Hitler occupied and fortified the region in 1936. A sign of Axis aggression pre WWII that was not effectively addressed by the League of Nations. Rhineland

36. 1938 conference at which European leaders attempted to appease Hitler by turning over the Sudetenland to him in exchange for promise that Germany would not expand Germany's territory any further. Munich

37. British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement. Agreed to the give up Sudentland to Hitler, and believed he had guaranteed "Peace For Our Time". (Neville) Chamberlain

38. A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians before WWII that said that they would not attack each other. Both sides knew this was temporary. Nazi-Soviet Pact

39. Region Germany invaded Sept. 1, 1939 which led to the declaration of war and beginning of WWII. Poland

40. "Lighting war", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939. It was a new type of warfare used by Germany to quickly defeat an enemy by poking a hole in the enemy line and cutting off its front lines from the rear, thus surrounding the enemy. It used coordinated attacks on one part of the enemy line with air power, tanks, and artillery.Demonstrated technological and strategic innovations since WW1 - It sought to avoid the trench warfare of WWI. Blitzkrieg

41. The term for the "Free French" movement who were led by General Charles De Gaulle, who fled to Britain during France's fall. Resistance

42. A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II. (Winston) Churchill

43. the British term for the German air raids on British cities and towns during World War II The Blitz

44. the German air force before and during World War II. Luftwaffe

45. June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million Allied troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II. By May 8, 1945 the war in Europe was over. D-Day