| A | B |
| totalitarianism | a theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people. |
| Joseph Stalin | the Soviet Union dictator that became the head of the Communist Party in 1924 |
| Benito Mussolini | Dictator of Italy who founded the Fascist Party |
| Adolf Hitler | Leader of the Nazi Party |
| anti-Semitic | prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people. |
| Spanish Civil War | Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco rebelled against the democratic Republican government of Spain. |
| appeasement | policy of granting concessions in order to keep the peace |
| Anchluss | union of Germany and Austria in 1933 |
| Munich Pact | agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain and France in 1938 that sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace |