| A | B |
|---|
| dictator | a leader who rules with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal manner |
| fascism | a political system, headed by a dictator, that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition |
| anti-Semitism | hostility toward or discrimination against Jews |
| totalitarian | a political system in which the govt suppresses all opposition and controls most aspects of people's lives |
| appeasement | accepting demands in order to avoid conflict |
| Nazi Party | National Socialist German Workers' Party, openly racist party who felt that Germans were superior to all others |
| resentment | the f eeling of annoyance or ill will |
| intervention | to become involved or interfere, usually by force, in another person's or country's affairs |
| blitzkreig | name given to the sudden, violent offensive attacks the Germans used during WWII, "lightning war" |
| Allies | Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, China, and later joined by the US |
| Axis Powers | Germany and Italy, later joined by Japan |
| Pearl Harbor | U.S. Naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japanese warplanes on Dec 7, 1941, caused the US to enter WWII |
| tradition | a specific long-standing practice |
| domination | power to control |
| involvement | a committment of oneself, the engagement of one as a participant |
| mobilization | gathering resources and preparing for war |
| ration | to give out scarce items on a limited basis |
| internment camp | the detention centers where Japanese Americans were moved to and confined during WWII |
| Revenue Act of 1942 | Raised corporate taxes and required nearly all Americans to pay income taxes in order to support the war effort |
| Tuskegee Airmen | African American military group, the 33nd Fighter Group, shot down more than 200 enemy planes |
| Rosie the Riveter | the symbol of the campaign to hire women for factory work, came from a character in a popular song |
| Winston Churchill | Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII, his leadership was essential to the Allies |
| Joseph Stalin | Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as Soviet dictator and created a totalitarian state by removing all opposition. He mandated the deaths of 8-10 million peasants who resisted Communism |
| Adolf Hitler | Leader of Germany from 1933-1945. One of the principal instigators of WWII and the Holocaust which led to the deaths of 40-50 million people. |
| Benito Mussolini | Italian Fascist dictator who conducted an expansionist policy, formalized an alliance with Germany and brought Italy into WWII. Was assassinated in 1945. |
