| A | B |
| Nazism | the name given to Hitler's political beliefs |
| inflation | a period of rising prices and decreasing money values |
| censorship | banning of all writing and communication |
| media | newspapers, radio, etc |
| black shirts | what they wore to attack Italy |
| fascism | the government glorifies the state (Italy) |
| communism | ends all class differences |
| Reichstag | the lower house of the German legislature |
| Enabling Act | allows the government to ignore constitution |
| anti-semitism | intense dislikes against Jews |
| stalinism | a brutal form of communism imposed by a small group |
| purge | forcibly remove |
| Politburo | the policy-making body of the communist party |
| five-year plans | set economic goals for 5 years |
| collectivized | combined small farms into big ones |
| militarism | the build up of military |
| authoritarian | dictatorships lead by 1 person or a group |