Chapter 15 Vocabulary
Mein Kampf
"My Struggle"-a book written by Adolf Hitler during his imprisonment in 1923-1924, in which he set forth his beliefs and his goals for Germany
Lebensraum
"living space"- the additional territory that, according to Adolf Hitler, Germany needed because it was overcrowded
coalition government
A government controlled by a temporary alliance of several political parties
stream of consciousness
A literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they develop.
Existentialism
A philosophy based on the idea that people give meaning to their lives through their choices and actions
Isolationism
A policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries
Fascism
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule.
Axis
A straight line around which an object rotates
Theory of Relativity
Albert Einstein's ideas about the interrelationships between time and space and between energy and matter
Tarrifs
Taxes charged by a government on imported or exported goods.
Third Reich
The Third German Empire, established by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.
Nazism
The fascist policies of the National Socialist German Workers' party, based on totalitarianism, a belief in racial superiority, and state control of industry.
Appeasement
The making of concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war.
Munich Conference
a 1938 meeting of representatives from Britain, France, Italy, and Germany, at which Britain and France agreed to allow Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia in return for Adolf Hitler's pledge to respect Czechoslovakia's new borders
Surrealism
a 20th-century artistic movement that focuses on the workings of the unconscious mind.
Jazz
a 20th-century style of popular music developed mainly by African-American musicians
Axis Powers
in WWII, the nations of Germany, Italy, and Japan, which had formed an alliance in 1936
Chancellor
the prime minister or president in certain countries
Weimar Republic
the republic that was established in Germany in 1919 and ended in 1933
Great Depression
the severe economic slump that followed the collapse of the U.S. stock market in 1929
