WWI 6th grade

Terms in this set (15)

Reparations
repay the cost of the WWI; what Germany was forced to do
depression
caused many European countries to experience extreme inflation and terrible economic conditions
Nazi party
rose to power in Germany by blaming the Jews for the bad economic issues that they were facing
communists
came to power when workers in Russia overthrew the czar b/c they were angry over the cost of war and unfair treatment
Weimar Republic
in power in Germany before Hitler destroyed the democratic government and became a dictator
holocaust
Jews were forced into concentration camps or death camps where they were murdered by breathing poisonous gas
Cold War
tension between the US and the Soviet Union for loss or damage
reunification
the process of bringing back together
Space Race
competition between the US and the Soviet Union to launch satellites and land on the moon
alliance
an agreement between nations to protect one another
Imperialism
the policy of abandoning and occupying colonies from an empire
nationalism
pride in ones country
Treaty of Versailles
the treaty that ended WWI
Industrial Revolution
in the late 1700s when people invented machines that could make goods quickly and cheaply
Scramble for Africa
a period of rapid colonization of the African continent by European powers.
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