All terms in this list:

Imperialism: The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

espionage: The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

racism: The belief that one race is superior to all others.

oligarchy: A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.

expansionism: The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence

Lebensraum: Territories considered appropriate for German annexation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race(in early usage) an empire in the form of overseas colonies, in imitation of contemporary powers such as Britain and France; (in late

Gestapo: The secret police of the Nazi party in the Second World War

nationalism: Supporting a national identity when it does not exist as a sovereign nation, for example, Basque nationalism, Kurdish nationalism.

neutrality: The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.

syndrome: A recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours.

appeasement: The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

democracy: Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

annexation: the act of annexing, or territories that have been annexed

anti-Semitism: Prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Jews.

Nazism: The ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers’ Party), including a Führer’s totalitarian government, racism, nationalist territorial expansion (Lebensraum) and state control of the (war) economy.

aggression: The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.