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U.S. History Chapter 19 Vocabulary

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Leader of the communist party after Lenin's death in U.S.S.R., means "man of steel",Joseph Stalin
a theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people.Totalitarian
1919 founded the Fascist party of Italy, followers known as Black shirts, 1922 asked to form a government called himself Il Duce.Benito Mussolini
right-wing orgainization that trumpeted nationalismFascism
leader of the Nazi party in Germany, failed artist, wounded and decorated in World War 1, wrote Mein KampfAdolf Hitler
opposed socialism, communism or any other -ism that promoted class interests or workers' rights above German ethnic solidarityNazism
Spanish general, the leader of the Nationalist military rebellion during the Spanish Civil WarFrancisco Franco
acts passed by the U.S. Congress to keep the U.S. isolated from problems in Europe & AsiaNeutrality Acts
was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy.Neville Chamberlain
a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War; prime minister 1940-45Winston Churchhill
policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace.Appeasement
when two rivals(Germany & Soviet Union) publicly promised not to attack one another.Nonaggression Pact
lightning war or sudden attackBlitzkrieg
a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War IICharles de Gaulle
was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War IIHolocaust
is "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group"Genocide
a part of a city predominantly occupied by a particular ethnic group that may be looked down upon for various reasons, especially because of social or economic issues, or because they have been forced to live thereGhetto
refers to a camp in which people are detained or confined,Concentration Camp
Germany, Italy, & JapanAxis Powers
act authorized Roosevelt to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend or otherwise dispose of, to any such government any defense article' whenever he thought it was "necessary in the interests of the defense of the U.S."Lend-Lease Act
a document that endorsed national self-determination and an international systems of "general security"Atlantic Charter
Russia, Britain, France, U.S. +Allies
1941 became Japanese Prime Minister, focused on military expansionHideki Tojo
signed by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy on Sept. 29, 1938, to settle the crisis over Czechoslovakia, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to GermanyMunich Pact
the union of Germany and AustriaAnschluss
Germany, Italy and Japan signed a pact to become alliesTripartite
main U.S. Naval base in Pacific, attacked Dec.7,1941Pearl Harbor
purpose was to provide clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors and lab technicians for the U.S. armyWomen's Army Corps
Commander of U.S. forces in AsiaDouglas MacArthur
battle in early May 1942, stopped Japanese attack on New GuineaBattle of Coral Sea
1926, become leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), leader of China second Sino-Japanese warChiang Kai-shek
was a Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist and politician. The architect and founding father of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from its establishment in 1949Mao Zedong


John Motley Morehead High School

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