| A | B |
|---|
| dictator | Leader who has absolute power and rules a nation by force. |
| anti-Semitism | Dislike of or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group. |
| totalitarian | Seeking to control all aspects of life through dictatorial control. |
| appeasement | The policy of giving in to the demands of others in an effort to keep peace. |
| obtain | To gain. |
| unify | To join together. |
| blitzkrieg | Fast, sudden attack by massed forces. |
| disarmament | Giving up military weapons. |
| target | Object of an attack. |
| funds | Money. |
| ration | To make scarce items available to people on a limited basis. |
| civil defense | Protective measures taken by civilians in case of attack. |
| internment camp | Camp where Japanese Americans were kept during World War II. |
| shift | To move. |
| overseas | Across the ocean. |
| siege | Military blockade. |
| genocide | Attempt to kill an entire population, such as an ethnic group. |
| Holocaust | The name given to the mass slaughter of Jews by the Nazis during World War II. |
| concentration camp | Large prison camp used to hold people for political reasons. |
| concentrate | Focus. |
| tense | Anxious. |
| island hopping | A strategy used during World War II that called for attacking and capturing certain key islands and then using these islands as bases from which to attack others. |
| kamikaze | During World War II, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target. |
| secure | To gain control of. |
| conflict | A war; prolonged struggle. |
