Study the word list: GCSE History: Germany 1929 - 1945 1

Key words for GCSE History.

Word list: GCSE History: Germany 1929 - 1945 1

	alliance	An alliance is a union formed between two countries.
	democracy	Democracy is a system of government in which citizens elect their political representatives.
	dictatorship	A dictatorship is a system of government in which a leader has total power over a country.
	dictator	A dictator is the ruler in a dictatorship.
	propaganda	Biased or misleading information that is spread in order to promote a particular perspective is called propaganda.
	indoctrination	Indoctrination is process of teaching someone to uncritically accept a particular belief.
	censorship	Censorship is the suppression of information that is deemed dangerous, obscene, or a threat to the ruling body.
	unemployment	Unemployment is the state of not having paid work.
	currency	Currency is the money used in a particular country.
	resistance	Resistance is a refusal to accept or go along with something you disagree with.
	opposition	Opposition is another word for resistance.
	abdication	Abdication is the act of giving up the throne.
	Jewish	Jewish means associated with Judaism. This can be through religion, ethnicity, or culture.
	antisemitism	Prejudice or hostility towards Jewish people is called antisemitism.
	genocide	Genocide is the deliberate murder of a large number of people from a particular ethnic group or nation.
	Holocaust	The word Holocaust refers to the systematic mass murder of over six million Jews, as well as many people from other groups, under the Nazi regime.