World History Module 21 Vocabulary
John Maynard Keynes
British economist whose theory states that governments could prevent economic downturns through deficit spending
Nazism
German brand of fascism
Third Reich
German empire
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher who dismissed reason, democracy, and progress as empty ideas
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Charles
Lindbergh first person to fly alone across the Atlantic
New Deal
Roosevelt's program for creating jobs and improving the American economy
Francisco Franco
Spain's fascist dictator
recession
a slowdown in a nation's economy
surrealism
art movement in which a dreamlike world, outside of reality, is portrayed or evoked
isolationism
belief that political ties with other countries should be avoided
Mein Kampf
book by Hitler outlining his beliefs and goals for Germany lebensraum living space
Hirohito
emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989; he led Japan during World War II appeasement giving in to keep the peace
Adolf Hitler
fascist leader of Germany
Benito Mussolini
fascist leader of Italy
Weimar Republic
government of Germany after World War I
coalition
government temporary alliance of several political parties
jazz
lively, loose form of popular music developed in the United States
Munich Conference
meeting of world powers in 1938 that allowed Hitler to take part of Czechoslovakia
Sigmund Freud
physician 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
fascism
political movement based on nationalism that gives power to a dictator and takes away individual rights
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of the United States during the Depression
Albert Einstein
scientist who developed the theory of relativity theory of relativity idea that as moving objects approach the speed of light, space and time become relative
Great Depression
severe economic downturn that followed the collapse of the U.S. stock market in 1929
