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World War II

World War II Vocabulary and Related Terms

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FuehrerHitler's title
IsolationistsPeople who believed in staying neutral
AnnexLand added to a country's territory
AppeasementGiving Hitler what he wanted
BlitzkriegLightning Warfare, attack w/o warning
FascistMussolini's political party
Neutrality ActsLaws that kept us out of WW II
PanzersGerman armored divisions
TotalitarianGovernment controls all aspects of life
Good Neighbor PolicyImprove relations with Latin America
JewsPeople blames for the woes of Germany
LuftwaffeGerman Airforce
Rome - Berlin AxisAlliance between Italy and Germany
Lend - Lease ActMilitary arms were borrowed/rented
Munich ConferenceHitler appeased with the Sudetenland
ArsenalWeapons are stored here
AggressionAct of violence against a country
Cash and CarryPay as you go
Concentration CampPlaces for POW's & Executions
Rome - Berlin - Tokyo AxisAlliance between Italy - Ger. - Japan
Total WarWW II effected all aspects of life
NaziHitler's political party
Collective FarmsAgriculural units of the Soviet Union
DictatorPerson in complete control of the gov't.
Atlantic CharterSet up post WW II goals
AxisName given to our enemies in WW II
Nazi - Soviet PactGerman - Russian nonaggression pact
G.I.Nickname for American soldiers
RationingRestrictions on needed goods
War Productions BoardControlled industry & prices in WW II
V - J DayVictory over Japan - August 14, 1945
P.O.W.Captured enemy personnel/soldiers
Selective ServiceDraft - induction into themilitary
Atomic BombDropped on Japan ending WW II
Potsdam DeclarationFreedom - speech/want/fear/worship
Nuremburg TrialsWar criminals were tried here
D - DayInvasion of Europe - June 6, 1944
KamikazeJapanese suicide pilots
Island - HoppingTaking back of Japanese held islands
Relocation CampsInternment camps for Japanese - Am.
Operation OverlordCode name for D- Day
HolocaustAttempt to exterminate the Jews
AlliesU.S. fought on their side in WW II
V - E DayVictory in Europe - May 8, 1945
Koramatsu vs United StatesJap.-Am. lost this civil rights case


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