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 * English Glossary**

DAF: Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front); Nazi organisation that replaced trade unions in the Third Reich.


 * Dark Ages:** the early medieval period of western European history is referred as the "Dark Ages". Specifically, the term refers to the time (476–800) when there was no Roman (or Holy Roman) emperor in the West; or, more generally, to the period between about 500 and 1000, which was marked by frequent warfare and a virtual disappearance of urban life. The term’s more usual and pejorative sense is of a period of intellectual darkness and barbarity.

Declaration:

Decolonisation:the process of European retreat of colonial empires following World War II.

Decree

Defensive alliance: an agreement between two states whereby each will come to the defence of the other if attacked.

Deficit financing: spending money on credit; financing government expenditure by borrowing.

Deflationary: economic policies to slow down the economy, leading to falling prices.

Defrauder:

Delian League: an alliance of Greek states under the leadership of Athens taht was formed in 478-477 BC to resist the Persians. In time the league was transformed into the Athenian Empire.

Deliberative chamber: an assembly appointed to debate or discuss issues.

**Delighted: **charmed, greatly pleased

Demagogic: appealing to the masses; see //demagogue.//

Demagogue: leader who stirs up popular passions and exploits the prejudices of the mob.

Demesne: the part of a manor that was cultivated directly for the lord of the manor.

Demilitarisation: the act of having all military defences removed.

Democracy: government by the people.

Democrats

Denazification: attempt to remove Nazi influence.

Départements: local government regions in France, rather like British counties. France was the first divided into départements by the revolutionary government in 1791.

Depression

**Deprive: **take away, keep from having

Deputies: elected representatives, rather like Members of Parliament, who played an important part in the French revolutionary government.

Despotic: behaving like a despot or tyrant.

Détente: a process of lessened tension or growing relaxation between two states.

Determinism: belief that events are bound to happen, for fundamental reasons not just through chance or due to actions of individuals.

Devalue: reduce the value of.

Dictatorship: ruly by one all-powerful person or group.

Diet:

Diplomat:

Diplomatic:

Diplomatic revolution: a complete change in alliances and relations between states.

Directory: the group of moderate French politicians who governed France after the Terror ended in 1794. They were driven out of office when Napoleon seized power in 1799.

Disarmament

Discrimination:

Dissect:

Dissolution: shutting down; dismissal, for example, of an assembly or parliament.

Divine Right of Kings: the belief that kings or other heads of state are appointed by God. Usually believed only by kings, their ministers and leading church authorities. According to this belief, any criticism or rebellion might be viewed as a sin (since it went against God's choice) as well as a political crime.

Doctrine:

Domesday Book: a detailed survey of the wealth of England undertaken by William the Conqueror between 1080 and 1086.

Domestic service:

Dominions: the British Dominions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa were self-governing, but part of the British Empire and Commonwealth, of which to this day they are still members.

Donatism: the heresy that taught the efficacy of the sacraments depended on the moral character of the clergy who administered them.

DORA (Defense of the Realm Act)

Draper:

Dreadnought: a battleship of 17,900 tons compared to the conventional size of 16,000, its speed was 21 knots rather than 16, and it was much better armed than its predecessors.

Drill: training military exercises.

Duce: leader; Mussolini's title as leader of the Italian Fascist party and dictator of Italy.

Dunkirk: in May 1940 the British Expeditionary Force in France was forced to retreat to Dunkirk and was only rescued by a risky sea evacuation.

Dynasty: a succession of rulers from the same family.

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