| A | B |
| Adolph Hitler | Leader of the German Nazi Party |
| Benito Mussolini | Leader of the Italian Fascist Party |
| Hideki Tojo | Military leader of Japan |
| Fascism | Political philosophy that stresses extreme loyalty to the state, nationalism, and militarism |
| Nationalism | Excessive pride in one's country |
| Militarism | The policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war |
| Totalitarian State | A single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives |
| Scapegoat | A person of group on whom to blame problems (i.e., Germany and the Jews) |
| Aggression | Warlike act by one country against another without just cause |
| Democracy | Form of government where people have the power and the rights to determine their leaders |
| Communism | The political-economic form of government of the Soviet Union in which all wealth and property are owned by the government |
| Dictatorship | Government in which one person holds complete authority |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of the Unites States during the Great Depression and most of WWII |
| Winston Churchill | Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII |
| Joseph Stalin | The communist dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan |
| Allied Powers (Allies) | Great Britain, U.S.A., Soviet Union, and many more |