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| worldwide conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 |
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| occurs when the value of stocks falls quickly and deeply |
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| a hard time in the economy when businesses, banks, and factories close and people lose their jobs; buying and selling almost stops |
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| the planned killing of a race of people |
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| the systematic killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis |
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| of distrust and misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and its former allies in the West |
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| describes a government that owns or controls most farms and businesses |
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| 8.NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) – |
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| an alliance of the US, Canada, its western European allies; formed after WWII |
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| a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II, including Germany, Italy, and Japan |
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| a group of countries that opposed the Axis powers in World War II, including the US, Great Britain, France, and the USSR |
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| European conflict from 1914 to 1918; also known as World War I and “the war to end all wars” |
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| 12. Treaty of Versailles – |
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| the document signed to end World War I (it explained what the winners would win and what the losers would lose) |
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| payments made to a group of people for loss or damage |
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| a political movement in Germany from the end of WWI through the end of WWII led by Adolf Hitler |
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| a political movement supporting strong, authoritarian government dictatorship |
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| a term used to describe the imaginary line dividing Eastern (Communist) and Western (Democratic) Europe during the Cold war |
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| a wall built by the East German government in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin; wall came to symbolize Cold War divisions |
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| information, usually misleading or biased designed to promote a particular political cause |
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| the Chancellor of Germany and leader of the Nazi Party during WWII |
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| the extreme love of one’s country |
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