Wars
Most destructive war the world has ever seen
World War II
Giving into demands of an aggressor in the hope of preventing war
Payment for war damages
Reparations
A radical socialist group led by V.I. Lenin
Bolsheviks
The highest medal awarded by the U.S. military
The Medal of Honor
Powers of Germany, Italy and Japan
Axis Powers
An agreement in which each side promises not to attack the other
Nonaggression pact
Spreading of ideas to promote or to harm a cause.
Propaganda
Territories administered by the Allied powers
Mandate
The second highest medal awarded by the U.S. Army for combat actions.
Distinguished Service Cross
German term for "Lightning war"
Blitzkrieg
A political system that stresses national strength, military might, and the belief that the state is more important than the individual
Fascism
The idea that a government should have total control over the lives of its citizens
Totalitarianism
A massive collection of economic and social government programs.
New Deal
The third highest medal awarded by the U.S. military for combat actions.
Silver Star
Aggressive military buildup
Militarism
The first truly global conflict
World War I
The mass murder of 6 million Jews
Holocaust
A deep, worldwide economic slump
A medal awarded for being killed or wounded in combat.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire alliance
Central Powers
Fighting in the trenches
Trench Warfare
Deliberate extermination of an ethnic, racial, or religious group
Genocide
The President of the United States during a majority of the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The second highest medal awarded by the Navy and Marine Corps for combat actions.
Navy Cross