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European History Vocabulary 1. World War II – worldwide conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 2. Stock market crash – occurs when the value of stocks falls quickly and deeply 3. Economic depression – a hard time in the economy when businesses, banks, and factories close and people lose their jobs; buying and selling almost stops 4. Genocide- the planned killing of a race of people 5. Holocaust- the systematic killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis 6. Cold War- period of distrust and misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and its former allies in the West 7. Communist- describes a government that owns or controls most farms and businesses 8. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)- an alliance of the US, Canada, its western European allies; formed after WWII 9. Axis Powers- a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II, including Germany, Italy, and Japan 10. Allied Powers- a group of countries that opposed the Axis powers in World War II, including the US, Great Britain, France, and the USSR European History Vocabulary 1. World War II – worldwide conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 2. Stock market crash – occurs when the value of stocks falls quickly and deeply 3. Economic depression – a hard time in the economy when businesses, banks, and factories close and people lose their jobs; buying and selling almost stops 4. Genocide- the planned killing of a race of people 5. Holocaust- the systematic killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis 6. Cold War- period of distrust and misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and its former allies in the West 7. Communist- describes a government that owns or controls most farms and businesses 8. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)- an alliance of the US, Canada, its western European allies; formed after WWII 9. Axis Powers- a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II, including Germany, Italy, and Japan 10. Allied Powers- a group of countries that opposed the Axis powers in World War II, including the US, Great Britain, France, and the USSR
