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Albert Einstein | thinker who developed the theory of relativity |
theory of relativity | idea that as moving objects approach the spped of light, space and time become relative |
Sigmund Freud | thinker who exposed the workings of the unconscious mind |
existentialism | philosophy that says each person must make meaning in a world that has no universal meaning |
Friedrich Nietzsche | German philosophyer who dismissed reason, deomcracy, and progress as empty ideas |
surrealism | art movement in which a dreamlike world, outside of reality, is portrayed or evoked |
jazz | lively, loose form of popular music developed in the US |
Charles Lindbergh | first person to fly alone across the Atlantic |
coalition government | temporary alliance of several political parties |
Weimar Republic | government of Germany after WWI |
Great Depression | severe economic downturn that followed the collapse of the US stock market in 1929 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of the US during the Depression |
New Deal | FDR's program for creating jobs and improving the American economy |
fascism | political movement based on nationalism that gives power to a dictator and takes away individual rights |
Benito Mussolini | fascist leader of Italy |
Adolf Hitler | fascist leader of Germany |
Nazism | German brand of fascism |
Mein Kampf | book by Hitler outlining his beliefs and goals for Germany |
lebensraum | living space |
appeasement | giving into keep the peace |
Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan |
Francisco Franco | Spain's fascist dictator |
isolationism | belief that political ties with other countries should be avoided |
Third Reich | German empire |
Munich Conference | meeting of world powers that allowed Hitler to take part of Czechoslovakia |