Unit:World war II Lesson:Causes of WWII >KEY TERMS - 1 Match the term to its definition. 1. fascist __ a. time period of 1929-1939 when many economies of the world were struggling 2. appeasement __ 3. Great Depression __ b. a tyrannical leader 4. reparations __ c. organization formed after the end of World War I made up of countries that promised to work together to maintain peace 5. Führer __ 6. League of Nations __ d. form of government led by a dictator who has complete power and 7. imperialism __ forcibly suppresses opposition and emphasizes extreme nationalism 8. alliance __ e. money that a country that loses a war has to pay to countries that suffered damages due to the war 9. Nazi __ 10. annex __ f. the policy of giving into the demands of a hostile country in the hope of maintainin g peace g. act of extending a country's power through claiming additional lands h. a mutual agreement between countries for mutual benefit i. to take control of a country j. member of the Nationalist Socialist German Worker's Party APPLY: Choose four key terms,and write sentences using each of your chosen terms.The sentence should show the meaning of the terms.Circle the key term in each sentence. 11. 12. __ 13. __ 14. __

## Step 1<br />The first step is to match the key terms to their correct definitions. The key terms are: fascist, appeasement, Great Depression, reparations, Führer, League of Nations, imperialism, alliance, Nazi, and annex.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The definitions are: a time period of 1929-1939 when many economies of the world were struggling, a tyrannical leader, an organization formed after the end of World War I made up of countries that promised to work together to maintain peace, money that a country that loses a war has to pay to countries that suffered damages due to the war, the policy of giving into the demands of a hostile country in the hope of maintaining peace, act of extending a country's power through claiming additional lands, a mutual agreement between countries for mutual benefit, to take control of a country, and a member of the Nationalist Socialist German Worker's Party.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />After matching the key terms to their definitions, we can see that the definitions match the terms as follows:<br /><br />1. Fascist - d. form of government led by a dictator who has complete power and forcibly suppresses opposition and emphasizes extreme nationalism<br />2. Appeasement - f. the policy of giving into the demands of a hostile country in the hope of maintaining peace<br />3. Great Depression - a. time period of 1929-1939 when many economies of the world were struggling<br />4. Reparations - e. money that a country that loses a war has to pay to countries that suffered damages due to the war<br />5. Führer - b. a tyrannical leader<br />6. League of Nations - c. organization formed after the end of World War I made up of countries that promised to work together to maintain peace<br />7. Imperialism - g. act of extending a country's power through claiming additional lands<br />8. Alliance - h. a mutual agreement between countries for mutual benefit<br />9. Nazi - j. member of the Nationalist Socialist German Worker's Party<br />10. Annex - i. to take control of a country<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The next step is to apply these key terms in sentences. Here are four examples:<br /><br />11. The Nazi party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s, promoting a form of fascism that emphasized extreme nationalism and racial purity.<br />12. The policy of appeasement was pursued by Britain and France in the 1930s, giving in to Hitler's demands in the hope of maintaining peace.<br />13. The Great Depression of the 1930s had a profound impact on the world economy, leading to widespread hardship and the rise of extremist political movements.<br />14. After World War I, the League of Nations was formed as an alliance of countries committed to maintaining peace and preventing future wars.