Topic 19: The Modern World
Across
- 2. a radical Russian socialist group that supported Vladimir Lenin
- 8. fighting from trenches
- 9. giving in to the demands of an aggressor in hopes of avoiding war
- 12. the mass-murder of 6 million Jews by Nazis during WWII
- 13. the deliberate extermination of an ethnic, racial or religious group
- 15. agreement in which each side promises not to attack the other
- 17. a policy of agressive military buildup
- 19. a German term for "lightning war"
- 20. the conflict between the US and Soviet Union that dominated world politics
Down
- 1. not related to the military; for non-military use
- 3. payment made for war damages
- 4. economic system based on private ownership of property
- 5. a situation with no chance for progress
- 6. a deep worldwide economic slump that lasted through the 1930's
- 7. massive collection of economic and social government programs in the US during the Great Depression
- 10. countries with enough political, economic and military strength to influence world events
- 11. idea that all Africans should cooperate in order to make progress
- 14. alliance between germany and austria-hungary during WWII
- 16. US policy of trying to keep the Soviet Union from expanding
- 18. the use of violence and fear to achieve a political goal