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| Allies | WWII countries that fought with USA and Great Brtiain |
| Axis | WWII countries that fought with Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Holocaust | genocide or mass murder committed against the Jewish people by Nazis |
| anti-Semitism | discrimination against Jewish people |
| genocide | wiping out an entire racial or cultural group |
| Kristallnacht | "night of broken glass", gangs of Nazis destroyed property of Jews |
| Brown Shirts | Hitler's early supporters who were also known as the 'Storm Troopers'; they took part in both the Chrystal Night and The Night of the Long Knife |
| mobilization | operation or movement of resources for a war effort |
| ration | to give out on limited basis |
| inflation | increasing prices when there is more money available than goods to buy |
| internment | relocation of Japanese Americans to camps in the United States |
| Blitzkrieg | A sudden, violent attack using many airplanes and tanks which the Germans became known for during WWII was a blitzkrieg. Germany's tactic for winning; it means lightning war and Hitler believed if they hit hard and quickly enough they could conquer Europe |
| Nazi | The National Socialist Geman Workes Party |
| bushido | the way of the warrior; during feudal period in Japan, a code of conduct for samurai, stressing obedience to one's lord |
| D-Day | This invasion of France was the final push to defeat Germany; June 6, 1944 |
| Collectivization | a system in which the state owns and controls the means of production and distribution |
| Final Solution | Germany's goal to r get rid of Jews, Slavs, Gypsies, those wt mental illness/disabilities |
| Manhattan Project | Secret group that worked to develop an atomic bomb |
| Gestapo | Hitler's Secret Police whose power had no limit |
| Third Reich | Germany government from 1933 to 1945. It held that there were 3 great empires the Holy Roman Empires, the Modern German Empire 1871-WWI, and the last and greatest, the Nazis |
| Aryan Race | a concept historically influential in European culture and American culture in the period of the late 19th century and early 20th century that they were descendants of an elite Indo-European race |
| Fascism | a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism, cultural superiority, and often racism, especially in the early part of the 20th century. |
