| A | B |
| coalition government | temporary alliance of several political parties |
| Weimar Republic | governmetn of germany after WW I |
| Great Depression | severe economic downturn that followed the collapse of the US stock market in 1929 |
| FDR | president of teh US during the Depression |
| New Deal | Roosevelt's program for creating jobs improving the |
| 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 in to 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 in 1938 that allowed Hitler to take part of Czechoslovakia |