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9th Grade
01/09/2015

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Term
appeasement
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the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace
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pacifism
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zero tolerance to war or violence
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sanctions
Definition
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
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atlantic charter
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the joint declaration of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill (August 14, 1941) resulting from a conference at sea, setting forth the peace aims of their governments for the period following World War II. The declaration was later endorsed by a number of countries and incorporated in the purposes of the United Nations.
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blitzkrieg
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a swift intensive military attack, esp using tanks supported by aircraft, designed to defeat the opposition quickly
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