11 Questions
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:
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
Match the following terms with their descriptions:
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
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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
Match the following terms with their meanings:
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
Match the following terms with their translations:
Die Juden = The Jews Arbeit, freiheit, brot = Work, freedom, bread Untermenschen = Sub-human Racial purification = The need for a cleanse
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Catalyst = A spark or direct cause of an event Redress = To make right; to compensate a mistake Liberation = Freedom Coercion = Bullying
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Multidimensional = Many sides Imposing conformity = Forced assimilation Communism = Evil Genocide = Elimination of a specific group of people
Study Notes
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
Test your knowledge of political and economic terms, including scapegoat, reparation, inflation, and more.
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