| A | B |
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| Treaty of Versailles | Peace settlement ending WWI, it was harsh on Germany and had many lasting effects on Europe, many leading to conflict |
| Tsar Nicolas II | last Tsar of Russia, overthrown by revolutionaries and eventualy killed by the Bolsheviks |
| Vladimir Lenin | leader of Bolsheviks, he established a communist government for Russia |
| Bolsheviks | the communist supporters of Lenin |
| Leon Trotsky | leader of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War |
| Joseph Stalin | suceeded Lenin as leader of the USSR |
| Red Army | Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War |
| White Armies | armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the russian civil war |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, it was the new name given to Russia after the Bolshevik revolution |
| New Economic Policy | Lenin's policy that introduced some aspects of capitalism into communist Russia |
| League of Nations | international organization estabished by the Treaty of Versailles to try and prevent conflict |
| Mandate System | system of ruling territory by the League of Nations until the territory was fit for independence |
| appeasement | making concessions in order to prevent conflict |
| Great Depression | Horrible Economic Slump that began in USA and spread to all industrialized countries |
| Tariffs | taxes on imported goods, used to protect a country' industry |
| Black Tuesday | low point where NYSE market crashed |
| Benito Mussolini | Fascist dictator who ruled Italy |
| Fascist Party | nationalist party started by Mussolini in Italy |
| Propaganda | advertisements made by the government to make people think a certain way |
| Adolf Hitler | Fascist leader in Germany who headed the Nazi party |
| Mein Kampf | "My Struggle" Hitler's book written during his term after his first failed takeover of Germany |
| Nazi Party | fascist party in Germany led by Hitler. |
| Anti-Semitism | extreme hatred of Jews |
| Kristallnacht | "Night of Breaking Glass" date when Nazis destroyed Jewis shops and synagoguesh |
| Nuremberg laws | official laws that restricted Jewish rights |
| Great Purge | Stalin's efforts to eliminate all suspected opponents in USSR |
| 5 year Plans | targets for induustrial and agricultural production set by Stalin to try and catch up to western countries |
| Emperor Hirohito | Emperor of Japan during interwar period and WWII |
| Hideki Tojo | military general in Japan who came to dominate the Japanese government as a dictator. |
| Lost Generation | term for group of writers and artists who lost faith in humanity after WWI |
| collectivization | Stalin's program of haviung the government run and control farms |
| Russian Civil War | war between communists and supporters of the tsar for control of Russia (the communists won) |
| Peasants | poor farmers in Russia controlled very little land |
| Fascist Party | Mussolini's political party, took control of Italy |
| Invasion of Ethiopia | ITaly's attempt to build an empire under Mussolini |
| Hitler Youth | Nazi program to indoctrinate youth in Germany so they were loyal to Hitler |
| nuremberg laws | series of laws that discriminated against jews in Germany |
| Central planning | having the governemnt control all aspects of production, very difficult to do. The USSR attempted this. |
| Rape of Nanking | crimes committed by Japanese soldiers against the citizens in China |
