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What is meant by “Economic crisis” in this lesson?Interwar crises: The global Depression disrupted livelihoods and political confidence.
What is meant by “Fascism” in this lesson?Interwar crises: Fascist movements promoted authoritarian nationalism and attacked liberal and left opponents.
What is meant by “Nazism” in this lesson?Interwar crises: Nazism combined dictatorship, expansionism, and racial antisemitic ideology.
What is meant by “Stalinist rule” in this lesson?Interwar crises: Stalin's Soviet rule involved coercive political control and major social and economic upheaval.
What is meant by “Democratic vulnerability” in this lesson?Interwar crises: Institutions faced pressure from polarization, crisis, and antidemocratic actors.
What is meant by “Choices and responsibility” in this lesson?Interwar crises: Leaders and institutions made decisions within constraints, not predetermined outcomes.
What is meant by “War outbreak 1939” in this lesson?World War II and the Holocaust: Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 began the European phase of World War II.
What is meant by “Axis and Allies” in this lesson?World War II and the Holocaust: Major wartime coalitions coordinated states with differing aims and experiences.
What is meant by “Occupation” in this lesson?World War II and the Holocaust: Military occupation imposed control and could include coercion, exploitation, and resistance.
What is meant by “Holocaust” in this lesson?World War II and the Holocaust: Nazi Germany and collaborators systematically murdered six million Jews and persecuted and killed other groups.
What is meant by “Resistance and rescue” in this lesson?World War II and the Holocaust: People resisted oppression or assisted victims under dangerous and varied circumstances.
What is meant by “War's end and aftermath” in this lesson?World War II and the Holocaust: Victory in 1945 left destruction, displacement, and new international arrangements.
What is meant by “Anticolonial movements” in this lesson?Independence movements: Movements challenged imperial control through diverse political and military strategies.
What is meant by “Indian independence” in this lesson?Independence movements: Independence in 1947 accompanied partition and major violence and displacement.
What is meant by “African independence” in this lesson?Independence movements: African states gained independence through varied processes across the mid-twentieth century.
What is meant by “National liberation” in this lesson?Independence movements: Liberation movements connected sovereignty with social and economic ambitions.
What is meant by “Postcolonial challenges” in this lesson?Independence movements: New states faced inherited structures and new domestic and international pressures.
What is meant by “Agency” in this lesson?Independence movements: Colonized peoples shaped independence struggles rather than simply receiving freedom from empires.