Flashcards: Ch. 20 Harcourt Brace
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Appeasement | satisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability |
| fascism | a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and has no tolerance for opposition |
| concentration camp | prison camp for persons who are considered enemies of the state |
| genocide | systematic killing of a racial or cultural group |
| Holocaust | the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler |
| refugee | person who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster |
| superpower | a leading nation with powerful military, political, and economic influence |
| cold war | a state of tension between two superpowers with no actual fighting |
| containment | A goal to stop the spread of communism. The US had to use military and non military actions to stop the spread. |
| limited war | a war fought to achieve a limited objective, such as containing communism |
| detente | the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) |