Politics and Economy Terminology

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Match the following terms with their definitions:

Scapegoat = A group you can blame for all your problems Reparation = Payment made for damages done Inflation = Economic crisis Der Fuhrer = The leader

Match the following terms with their translations:

Deutschland uber alles = Germany above everything Kinder, Küche, Kirche = Children, kitchen, church Ein Reich, ein volk, ein Fuhrer = One empire, one nation, one leader Reichstag = Parliament

Match the following political ideologies with their characteristics:

Conservatives = Tend to resist change Liberals = Tend to accept change Fascism = Emphasizes national and racial superiority Pacifism = The belief that war and violence is always wrong

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Isolationism = Hatred for the Jewish people Anti-semitism = The policy of intentionally not becoming involved in the affairs of other countries or groups Abolish = To get rid of Genocide = Elimination of a specific group of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their descriptions:

<p>Crisis Theory = Explains how a population and its gov't react to crisis Political Spectrum = A way of illustrating different political positions Appeasement = The practice of giving a country what it wants to avoid war Fascism = A form of totalitarianism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Anschluss = Re-unification of German peoples/Germany Lebensraum = Living space/Holocaust Mein Kampf = My Struggle, book by Adolf Hitler outlined his intentions if elected Chancellor Indoctrinate = Brainwash/forced assimilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their meanings:

<p>Reparation = Economic crisis Inflation = Payment made for damages done Scapegoat = A group you can blame for your problems Appeasement = Giving a country what it wants to avoid war</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their translations:

<p>Die Juden = The Jews Arbeit, freiheit, brot = Work, freedom, bread Untermenschen = Sub-human Racial purification = The need for a cleanse</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Reichstag = A form of totalitarianism Fascism = Parliament Kinder, Küche, Kirche = The practice of giving a country what it wants to avoid war Der Fuhrer = The leader of the Nazi party</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Catalyst = A spark or direct cause of an event Redress = To make right; to compensate a mistake Liberation = Freedom Coercion = Bullying</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Multidimensional = Many sides Imposing conformity = Forced assimilation Communism = Evil Genocide = Elimination of a specific group of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Political Terms

  • Scapegoat: a group or person blamed for all problems
  • Reparation: payment made to compensate for damages done

Nazi Germany

  • "Deutschland uber alles": "Germany above everything" (Nazi slogan)
  • Kinder, Küche, Kirche: "Children, kitchen, church" (Nazi motto for German women)
  • Der Fuhrer: "The leader" (title for Adolf Hitler)
  • Reichstag: German parliament
  • Ein Reich, ein volk, ein Fuhrer: "One empire, one nation, one leader" (Nazi slogan)
  • Mein Kampf: "My Struggle" (book by Adolf Hitler outlining his intentions)

Political Ideologies

  • Fascism: a form of totalitarianism emphasizing national and racial superiority, mass mobilization, and a single dominant military force
  • Pacifism: the belief that war and violence are always wrong
  • Communism: considered "evil" by some (includes Nazi ideology)

Political Spectrum

  • Left: more liberal, accepting of change
  • Right: more conservative, resisting change
  • Reactionaries: resisting all change
  • Radicals: wanting immediate change

Crisis Theory

  • Explains how a population and its government react to crisis and emergency by turning to new, drastic ideas, leading to significant political change

World War II

  • Anschluss: reunification of German peoples/Germany
  • Lebensraum: "living space" (Nazi concept leading to the Holocaust)
  • Die Juden: "The Jews" (targeted group during the Holocaust)
  • Anti-semitism: hatred for the Jewish people
  • Genocide: elimination of a specific group of people (e.g., the Holocaust)

Other Terms

  • Coercion: bullying
  • Indoctrinate: brainwash or forced assimilation
  • Imposing conformity: forced assimilation
  • Multidimensional: many sides
  • Liberation: freedom
  • Catalyst: a "spark" or direct cause of an event
  • Redress: to make right; to compensate for a mistake

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