| A | B |
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| Fascism | Political movement in both Italy and Spain during WWII, characterized by imperialism and nationalism - NOT COMMUNIST |
| Benito Mussolini | Leader of Fascist Italy and the Fascist Movement in Italy |
| Nazism - Nazi Party | Political movement - ideology of the Nazi party - NOT COMMUNISTS |
| National Socialist Party | Name of the Nazi Party |
| Adolf Hitler | Leader of Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany, started WWII with the invasion of Poland, was responsible for the Holocaust |
| Scapegoats | someone who is blamed for all the problem that take place - Hitler used the Jewish people as scapegoats |
| Appeasement | to give into an aggressor to prevent war - Munich Pact - one cause of WWII |
| Munich Conference | Conference where Hitler was given part of Czech in an effort to prevent futher aggression - example of appreasement |
| Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis | Alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan, its members later became known as the Axis Powers - the names used were the names of each counrties capital |
| Blitzkrieg | Lightening Warfare - method used by Germany |
| Attack of Pearl Harbor | Act of aggression that lead to the US entering WWII and declaring war on Japan - December 7, 1941 - a Naval base in Hawaii was attacked |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) | President of the United States at the beginning of WWII |
| Axis | refers to the Axis Powers - Germany, Italy and Japan alliance |
| dictatorship | form of government where one person or party holds all the power and controls all aspects of the lives of the people |
| economic depression | downturn in the economy - stock market crash - price rise, wages decrease, unemployment is high |
| isolationism | policy of separation from others, not wanting to get involved with other counrties affairs |
| Stalin | Leader of USSR (Russia) from 1924-1954 - During WWII - attended the Yalta Conference |
| totalitarian | a government where all aspects of the citizens lives are controlled by that government |
