| A | B |
|---|
| Allies | The alliance of Great Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union |
| Anti-Semitism | Hostility or discrimination toward Jews. |
| Appeasement | Policy of giving in to one's demands in order to preserve the peace. |
| Axis Powers | In World War II, the alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan. |
| Blitzkreig | Kind of warfare emphasizing rapid, mechanized movement. (Lighting warfare) |
| Communism | Official ideology of the Soviet Union, characterized there by complete government ownership of land and property, single-party control of the government, the lack of individual rights, and the call for worldwide revolution. |
| Fascism | Political philosophy that places the importance of the nation over that of the individual. |
| Isolationism | Policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with foreign countries. |
| Kristallnact | The name given to the night of violence on November 9, 1938, when Nazi storm troopers attacked Jews in Germany. |
| Militarism | Policy of aggressively buliling up a nation's armed forces in preparation for war |
| Nationalism | Devotion to one's nation, in regard to national rather than international goals. |
| Totaliarian | Describing a form of government that controls every aspect of its citizens lives. |
| Lend-Lease Act | 1941 law that authorized the President to provide aid to any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security. |
