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Terms in this set (41)

Totalitarian
Describing a form of government that controls every aspect of its citizens' controls every aspect of its citizens' lives.
Fascism
Political philosophy that places the importance of the nation over that of the individual.
Axis Powers
In World War 2, the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Appeasement
Policy of giving in to someone's demands in order to preserve the peace.
Blitzkrieg
Kind of warfare emphasizing rapid, mechanized movement.
Allies
In World War 2, Russia, France, Great Britain, and later the United States; in World War 2, the alliance of Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and other nations.
Lend-Lease Act
1941 law that authorized the President to provide aid to any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security.
Atlantic Charter
Agreement signed by Roosevelt and Churchill in 1941 outlining the two nations' war aims.
GI
Term used for American soldiers in World War 2, derived from "Government Issue".
Battle of Stalingrad
World War 2 battle in the Soviet Union that marked a turning point in the war in the east.
Capet Bombing
Method of aerial bombing in which large numbers of bombs are dropped over a wide area.
D-Day
Code name for the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944.
Battle of the Bulge
World War 2 battle in which German forces launched a final counterattack in the west.
Yalta Conference
1945 meeting between Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt in which the leaders discussed plans for the postwar world.
Bataan Death March
Brutal march of American and Filipino prisoners by Japanese soldiers in 1942.
Battle of Coral Sea
World War 2 battle in 1942 between American and Japanese aircraft.
Battle of Midway
World War 2 battle in 1942 between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific.
Battle of Guadalacanal
World War 2 battle in 1942- 1943 between the United States and Japan.
kamikaze
In World War 2, a Japanese suicide plane.
Battle of Iwo Jima
World War 2 battle in 1945 between the United States and Japan.
Battle of Okinawa
World War 2 battle in 1945 between the United States and Japan.
Manhattan Project
Secret American program during World War 2 to develop an atomic bomb.
Holocaust
Nazi Germany's attempt to murder all European Jews.
Anti-Semitism
Hostility or discrimination toward Jews.
Concentration Camp
Place where prisoners of war and other prisoners are confined, usually under harsh conditions.
Kristallnacht
Name given to the night of violence on November 9, 1938, when Nazi storm troopers attacked Jews in Germany and Austria.
Wannsee Conference
1942 conference in Germany to plan the murder of European Jews.
Death Camp
In World War 2, a German camp created solely for mass murder.
War Refugee Board
Federal agency created in 1944 to try to help people threatened with murder by the Nazis.
Office of War Mobilization
Federal agency formed in 1943 to coordinate issues related to war production during World War 2.
Liberty Ship
A large, sturdy merchant ship built during World War 2.
Wildcat Strike
A strike organized by workers rather than union leaders.
War Bond
Government savings bond that is sold to raise money for a war.
Deficit Spending
Government spending of borrowed money.
Office of War Information
Federal agency created in 1942 to enlist public support for the war effort during World War 2.
Victory Garden
A home garden created to boost food production during World War 2.
Rosie the Riveter
Term used to symbolize the many women who worked in defense industries during World War 2.
Seniority
Status derived from length of service.
"Double V" campaign
An effort, launched by an African American newspaper, for victory against the Axis powers and victory in winning racial equality at home.
Nisei
A Japanese American whose parents were born in Japan.
Internment Camp
A camp to which Japanese Americans were forcibly sent during World War 2.
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