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13014774638World War Ia war that was fought from 1914-1918 between the Allies, notably Britain, France, Russia, and Italy (which entered in 1915), and the Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire0
13014774639Treaty of Versaillesone of the peace treaties at the end of WW1. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers.1
13014774640Woodrow Wilson1856-1924 28th president of the US, he served two terms 1913-1919. Wilson was a leading Progressive, arguing for a stronger central government and fighting for anti-trust legislation and labor rights2
13014774641Fourteen PointsFourteen goals of the US in the peace negotiations after WW1.3
13014774642Great Depressiona long and severe recession in an economy or market.4
13014774643New Dealgroup of government programs and policies established under President Roosevelt in the 1930s, it was designed to improve conditions for the people suffering from the Great Depression.5
13014774644Fascisman authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization6
13014774645Mussolinihe founded the Italian Fascist Party in 19217
13014774646Nazi Germanya member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust. 2.8
13014774647Hitlergerman political leader of the twentieth century. He dreamed of creating a master race of pure Aryans, who would rule for a thousand years as the third German Empire, or Third Reich9
13014774648Revolutionary Right (Japan)a movement in Japanese political life from 1930-1945 that was marked by extreme nationalism, a commitment to elite leadership focused around the emperor, and dedication to foreign expansion.10
13014774649World War II (Asia)a struggle to essentially halt Japanese imperial expansion in Asia.11
13014774650World War II (Europe)a struggle essentially to halt German imperialism expansion to Europe.12
13014774651Total Wara war that has unrestricted weapon usage to completely defeat the enemy.13
13014774652Holocaustdestruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.14
13014774653Etty Hillesuma Jewish woman who wrote letters and diaries that described the life in Amsterdam during the German occupation.15
13014774654European Economic Communityan alliance formed by Italy, France, West Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. In 1957 it was dedicated developing common trade policies and reduces tariffs. It was then gradually developed into the European Union.16
13014774655Marshall Planan American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the US gave 130 billion dollars to help rebuild Western Europe economies after WW1 ended.17
13014774656NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded after WW1 to strengthen international ties between member states.18

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