| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Holocaust | extermination of Jews, Poles, Russians, and gypsies by the Nazi's during WWII |
| Lend Lease Act | agreement that allowed loans or arms sales to any country whose defense is vital to the US |
| blitzkrieg | lightning war |
| aggression | war like act against another nation without just cause |
| appeasement | giving into another nation's demand in order to prevent a war |
| Neutrality Acts | laws that banned arms sales or loans to countries at war |
| Good Neighbor Policy | FDR withdrew troops from Nicaragua and Haiti; also granted Cuba its independence |
| totalitarian state | government that has complete control of the citizens lives |
| Nazi-Soviet Pact | Hitler and Stalin agreed to divide Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe |
| Axis | alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII |
| Allies | alliance of US, Great Britain, France, Russia during WWIII |
| Atlantic Charter | Roosevelt and Churchill's post war plan |
| internment camp | relocation camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII |
| WRA | agency responsible for relocating Japanese-Americans following Pearl Harbor |
| rationing | limiting the number of goods people can use or buy |
| War Production Board | helped factories switch from making consumer goods to war materials |
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