| A | B |
| Autocracy | Government of one |
| Reparations | Payments made by the losing nation to repair war damage for the winners following a war |
| Black Shirts | Mussolini’s storm troopers or enforcers |
| Il Duce | Mussolini’s nickname |
| Fascism | Form of totalitarian government popular in Germany and Italy between the World Wars |
| Expansionist | A nation adding new territories |
| Sanctions | A punishment imposed by a stronger nation upon a weaker nation. Usually involving limiting trade |
| Natural Rights | Notion begun during the enlightenment that people have certain freedoms that cannot be taken away |
| Enlightenment | Time period when man begin to use reason to determine the role of government |
| Secret Police | A branch of the government used to enforce discipline upon the people |
| Totalitarian | Political system where the government has total control over the people |
| Common Good | The enlightenment idea of J.J. Rousseau where government makes decisions based upon the needs of the majority |
| Treaty of Versailles | Peace agreement that ended World War I |
| Indemnity | A fine paid by the losing side in a war |
| Censorship | Not allowing freedom of speech |
| Five Year Plan | Stalin's plan to quickly industrialize the Soviet Union |
| Industrialization | The transition of switching from hand production to machine production |
| Treaty of Versailles | Peace Agreement that blamed Germany for WWI |
| Treaty of Versailles | Ended WWI, but led to WWII |