Flashcards in Chapter 15 Deck (24)
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German-born physicist that offered startling new ideas on space, time, energy, and matter
Albert Einstein
2
While the speed of light is constant, other things that seem constant, like space and time, are not, created by Einstein
Theory of relativity
3
Austrian physician who treated patients with psychological problems, constructed a theory of the mind and the term unconscious
Sigmund Freud
4
There is no universal meaning to life
existentialism
5
Major existentialist, German philosopher who believed we put too much stress on reasons, democracy, and progress
Friedrich Nietzsche
6
An art movement that sought to link the world of dreams with real life
Surrealism
7
American pilot that flew 33 hours solo from New York to paris
Charles Lindberg
8
Popular music style that came out of the US, developed mainly by African American musicians from New Orleans, Memphis, and Chicago
Jazz
9
The short alliance of several parties
Coalition government
10
Germany’s new democratic government set up in 1919, named after the city where the National Assembly met
Weimar Republic
11
Basically all of the 1930s
The Great Depression
12
First president to win election after the Great Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
13
Program of reform, large public works project that helped to provide jobs for the unemployed
New Deal
14
Newspaper editor and politician that boldly promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces
Benito Mussolini
15
The National Socialist German Workers' Party's with policies supported by people in the middle and lower middle classes, formed this
Nazism
16
Little-known political leader whose early life had been marked by dissapppointment
Adolf Hitler
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While in jail Hitler wrote this book (My Struggle)
Mein Kampf
18
Living space
Lebensraum
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Giving in to an aggressor to keep peace
Appeasement
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The name of the group that was made up of Germany, Italy, and Japan
Axis Powers
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Caused a revolt that started the Spanish civil war
Francisco Franco
22
The belief that political ties to other countries should be avoided
Isolationism
23
German Empire
Third Reich
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