Terms

Question 1

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 1

The Treaty of Versailles is the name given to the document stating peace terms imposed on Germany by the Allied victors of the First World War.

Question 2

Propaganda

Answer 2

Propaganda is information that is spread to influence thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and actions. (posters)

Question 3

Anti-Semitism

Answer 3

Antisemitism is prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews

Question 4

Appeasement

Answer 4

Appeasement is a policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict.

Question 5

Isolationism

Answer 5

Isolationism is a category of policies made by leaders who believed that their nations’ best interests were best served by keeping the affairs of other countries at a distance.

Question 6

Separatist

Answer 6

A separatist is a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender.

Question 7

Suffrage

Answer 7

Suffrage is the right to vote gained through the democratic process.

Question 8

Shell Shock

Answer 8

Shell shock is a psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment.

Question 9

Patriate

Answer 9

To patriate is to transfer authority from previous mother country and become a self governed country

Question 10

Blitzkrieg

Answer 10

A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.