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Albert Einstein
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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity
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theory of relativity
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the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
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sigmund freud
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Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysi
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existentialism
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A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining...
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friedrich nietzsche
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
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surrealism
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A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind.
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jazz
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A type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging...
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charles lindberge
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh, nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.
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coalition government
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A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this...
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weimar republic
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The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the federal republic and parliamentary representative democracy established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government.
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great depression
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the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s.
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franklin d. roosevelt
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during
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new deal
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The economic measures introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to counteract the effects of the Great Depression.
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fascism
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An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
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benito mussolini
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Mussolini: Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945).
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adolf hitler
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Hitler: German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945).
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nazism
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a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader.
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mein kampf
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Mein Kampf, English: My Struggle, is a book by Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's...
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lebensraum
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The territory believed needed for a nation's natural development.
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appeasement
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the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of).
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axis powers
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The Axis powers (German: Achsenmächte, Italian: Potenze dell'Asse, Japanese: , Hungarian: Tengelyhatalmak, Romanian: Puterile Axei,...
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francisco franco
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Franco: Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975).
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isolationism
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A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries.
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third reich
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The Nazi regime, 1933–45.
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munich conference
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The Munich Pact (Mnichovská dohoda; Mníchovská dohoda; Münchner Abkommen; Accords de Munich; Accordi di Monaco) was an agreement...
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