| A | B |
| Nationalism | A feeling of loyalty and devotion to one's country. |
| Unification | The uniting of separate regions and cities into one nation. |
| Prime Minister | The chief official of a country. |
| Armistice | A halt to fighting by agreement between warring nations. |
| League of Nations | An international organization, formed after WWI, of nations interested in preventing war. |
| Fascist | A member of a group that believes in a political system that supports a single party, single ruler, and total government control. |
| Depression | An economic condition in which business is very bad and large numbers of people are out of work. |
| Blitzkrieg | A war conducted with great speed. From the German words meaning "lightning" and "war." |
| Genocide | The planned killing of a whole group of people because of their race, religion, or nationality. |
| Holocaust | The destruction of more than 6 million Jews by the Nazis. |
| Axis | The name given to Italy, Japan, and Germany, the countries that fought against the Allies in WWII. |
| United Nations | An organization set up to settle disputes between nations. |