| A | B |
| 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 |