Match the vocabulary term with its meaning 1, depression the German government during World
War 11
a severe economic slump lasting a
long time
2. recession
3. ethnic
a tax on imported goods
4, appeasement
5. totalitarianism
a dictatorship that controls private
business and represses opposition
the systematic killing of an ethnic or
religious group by another
a group within a society that shares
distinct cultural traits
6 fascism
7. genocide
8 holocaust
a system of government where one
party rules without opposition
an economic setback in commercial
and industrial activity
the process of granting
concessions to aggressive nations to
avoid war

1. Depression: A cause of something grave putting everyone into a state of sadness (like the great depression.)

2. a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

3. Ethnic: relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.

4. the action or process of appeasing.

5. a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

6. an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.

7. the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. (Massacre basically)

8. destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

a countries leader should be motivated by the common good of the country.