| A | B |
|---|
| fascism | a government where one political power/dictator seizes power (typically they have extreme view of nationalism) |
| appeasement | to give in to the demands of a leader or nation |
| Allied Powers (the 3 big ones) | Britain, Russia, United States (France was conquered by the Nazis ... remember?) |
| Axis Powers (the 3 big ones) | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| isolationism | the policy of staying out of the affairs of other nations |
| propaganda | biased information/images to persuade the public to believe certain ideas |
| genocide | the deliberate killing of a group of people (based on race, ethnicity, etc) |
| Holocaust | the mass murder of over 6 million Jews during Nazi rule in Europe |
| Final Solution | Hitler's plan to mass murder/remove "undesirable" races from the face of the earth |
| United Nations | an international organization that promotes peace and security in our world (replaced the League of Nations in 1945) |
| communism | a political & economic system that believed in the elimination of "social classes"...typically ruled by a dictator |
| anti-semitism | hostility or prejudice against Jews |
| totalitarianism | a government/dictator that demands obedience to the state |
| mobilize | to prepare armed forces for war |
| rationing | to limit consuming certain items during a time of war/crisis (making a sacrifice for the "greater good") |
| internment camp | a location for prisoners being held for political or military reasons |
| blitzkrieg | "lightning warfare" that was meant to bring about a quick victory |
| D-Day | the day in which Allied Forces invaded Europe (June 6, 1944) |
| socialism | a political/economic policy in which the government has a greater degree of control over the economy |
