TERM 1
Weimar Republic
DEFINITION 1
Who:The Weimar RepublicWhat: T he federal republic and semi-
presidential representative democra cy government before the
Nazis overthrew it.When: 1919-1933 Significance: This government
agreed to the terms and conditions o f the Treaty of Versailles,
hindering Germany's military and eco nomy. Many Germans were
dissatisfied with the Weimar after thi s controversial move, which
gave the Nazis momentum to overt hrow this liberal form of
government.
TERM 2
Sigmund Freud
DEFINITION 2
Who:Sigmund FreudWhat: Austrian n eurologist, now known as the
father of psychoanalysis.When: 1856 -1939Significance: Sigmund
Freud believed in psychology there w as an eternal battle in the
minds of people between the supere go (morality and civilization)
and the id (bestiality and sexual desire s) the meeting of the two
created the ego, or the subconsciou s. Freud believed that World
War II was chiefly caused by the id ov erwhelming the superego,
plunging the world into war.
TERM 3
Proletariat
DEFINITION 3
What: A proletariat is the working cla ss of society, it is communist
jargon.When: The term proletariat w as coined during the Bolshevik
revolution, 1917.Significance: The pro letariat, according to Lenin,
would eventually overthrow all gover nments and establishments in
the world, creating one harmonious g overnment very soon. Stalin
believed the same, with the except ion of Russia would have to
perfect the system first, then other nations would follow.
TERM 4
Article 231
DEFINITION 4
What:Also known as theWar Guilt ClauseWhen:
1919Significance: This article essentially blamed Germany
for World War I, and forced them to have limitations on many
aspects of their society. Article 231 led many German Nazis
to justify WWII.
TERM 5
Pablo Picasso
DEFINITION 5
What:Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker,
ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent
most of his adult life in France.When:1881 -
1973Significance: Dealing in Cubism, Classicism, and
Surrealism, Picasso fought against the Nazis through arts
forms, instead of physical resistance.
