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Chapter 26 Vocab.- WWII
WWII Chapter 26 Vocab Study
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7th Grade
03/20/2012

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Dictator
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a leader who rules with total authority, often in a cruel and brutal manner
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Fascism
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a political system headed by a dictator, that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and has no tolerance for opostition
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anti-Semitism
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Hostility towards and discrimination of Jews
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Totalitarian
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a political system in which the government suppresses all opposition and controls most aspects of peoples' lives
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appeasement
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accepting demands in order to avoid conflict
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blitzkrieg
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name given to sudden, violent offensive attacks the Germans used during WWII;"Lighting war"
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lend-lease
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the act passed during WWII Allowing the us to sell, lease, lend arms or other war supplies to any nation considered vital to the defense of the United States
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Disarmament
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removal of all weapons
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Mobilization
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gathering resources and preparing for war
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ration
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to give our scare items on a limited basis
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Inetnment camp
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The detention centers where japanese americans were moved
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