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Between the Wars

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Adolph Hitler
german leader of Nazi Party. 1933-1945. rose to power by promoting racist and national views
Anti-Semitism
A mindset that people of Jewish heritage were inferior to other races
Benito Mussolini
Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power, then never had full power.
Bolshevik
A group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 1917
Civil Disobedience
A nonviolent, public refusal to obey allegedly unjust laws.
Command Economy
An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy.
Cubism
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
Disarmament
Reduction of armed forces and weapons
Emperor Hirohito
emperor of Japan during WWII. his people viewed him as a god
Fascism
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
Five Year Plan
plans outlined by Joseph Stalin in 1928 for the development of the Soviet Union's economy
Great Depression
the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
Gulag
Forced labor camps set up by Stalin for political dissidents.
Hammer and Sickle
A communist symbol that represents the workers and the farmers under one party rule.
Hyperinflation
A very rapid rise in the price level; an extremely high rate of inflation.
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