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| Nazism | Ideology of Nazis that practiced racist nationalism, national expansion, & state control of the economy |
| Communism | System of government in which the Communist party controls the political, economic, cultural, & social life of the people. |
| Aryan Race | In Nazism, a non-Jewish Caucasion, especially one of Nordic type, supposed to be part of a master race. |
| Allied Powers | During WW II Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, & U.S. |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, & Japan during WW II. |
| Appeasement | Compromising or giving in to demands in an attempt to avoid trouble and maintain peace. |
| Non-Aggression | Peaceful. A pact between Germans & Soviets which Germany later broke. |
| Holocaust | Systematic mass murder of 12 million European civilians, especially Jewish, by Nazis during WW II. |
| Fascism | System of nationalistic government which controls economic policies, and a racist and militaristic dictator. |
| Blitzkrieg | Fast-moving warfare developed by Germans. |
| Totalitarian State | Type of government controlled by a single person or party; suppressing freedom controlling every aspect of life. |
| Lend-lease | The U.S. would lend goods to Britain, which the British could return or replace after the war. |
| Luftwaffe | German air force so named since 1935. |
| Gestapo | Nazi secret police created in 1933 and noted for its brutality to smash opposition with force. |
| "Final Solution" | The total extermination of Jewish men, women, and children in concentration camps during WW II. |
| Kamikaze | A Japanese pilot trained in WW II to make a suicidal crash attack especially on ships. |
| Isolationism | Policy or belief that a nation should limit its alliances and involvement in international political and economic affairs. |
| Marshall Plan | Economic aid to Europe written by Secretary of State George C. Marshall. Aid ($13 billion) in the form of money, supplies, and machinery to end hunger, poverty, desperation, & chaos. |
| Braceros | Mexican workers authorized by the U.S. government to enter the U.S. during W.W. II. |
| Zoot-Suit Riots | Attacks by U.S. sailors against Mexican Americans in Los Angeles. |
| Internment | Forced relocation and imprisonment of people. |
| Island-Hopping | W.W. II strategy of conquering only certain Pacific islands that were important to Allied advance toward Japan. |
| Atomic Bomb | A nuclear weapon that produced an explosion by splitting atoms; the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan during W.W. II. |
| Genocide | Deliberate murder of an entire people |
| Bataan Death March | 65-mile forced march to prison camps. |
| Battle of Coral Sea | U. S. planes sunk a Japanese carrier and damaged another one. The U.S. suffered losses such as the Lexington and the Yorktown. |
| Battle of Midway | June 3-6, Battle of carrier-based airplanes. Rivaling airplanes tried to sink their opponet's aircraft carriers.U.S. sunk 4 and lost 1. |
| Battle of Leyte Gulf | Largest naval battle in history. Both sides suffered much. Allies Won. |
| Manhattan Project | 600,000 people were employed to build an atomic bomb. |
| Munich Conference | September 1938, where France and Great Britain gave the Sudetenland to Germany |
| Maginot Line | A fortified line of defenses along the border between France and Germany. |
| Battle of Britain | In 1940 when the Luftwaffe, German air force, began to attach RAF airfield and aircraft. |
| Battle of the Atlantic | 1939-1943 when German U-boats sank many Allied cargo ships. Thus the U.S. Navy escorted convoys toward Europe as far as Iceland. |
| Atlantic Charter | Roosevelt & Churchill agreed to work for peace after the war ended. |
| Selective Training and Service Act | 1940 start of the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. |
| War Production Board | Supervised the conversion of factories to wartime production. |
| Fair Employment Practices Committee | Created to prevent discrimination in war industries and government jobs |
| Battle of Stalingrad | In September 1942 when Axis forces entered the city and began fighting a fierce struggle. |
| D-Day | 6/6/1944 when Allied soldiers landed in Normandy, France. |
| Battle of the Bulge | Ended Germany's ability to wage an offensive war. |
