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a leader who rules with total authority in cruel or brutal manner |
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| a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and where the government controls all aspects of individual lives. |
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| a government in which all economic and social activity is controlled by totalitarian leaders and one powerful political party |
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| accepting demands in order to avoid conflicts |
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| Great Britain, the USA, the USSR, and France |
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| Germany, Italy, and Japan |
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site of japanese surprise attack on december 17,1941.
caused USA to enter WWII |
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| the U.S. helped Great Britain by supplying ammunition and old warships in exchange for several military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean |
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| consumers could only buy certain number of goods so that the majority of these goods could be sent abroad to aid in the war effort |
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| a fictional character appearing on government posters encouraging women to help in the war effort |
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| JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS |
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| fearful of japanese spies more than 100,000 West Coast Japanese-Americans were sent to detension centers. Stripped American citizens of their civil liberties. |
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| an often negative preconcieved opinion or feeling towards someone due to race, gender, religion, or anything else |
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| hitlers "Final Solution". Genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis. |
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| prison and work camps for civilians |
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| hatred, hostility, and discrimination toward and against jews |
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| the belif that a pure blood german with blonde hair and blue eyes was superior toall other races |
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| POLAND AND THE BALTIC NATIONS |
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| this country borders the Soviet Union and Germany. Sept. 1, 1939, Hitler's armies attacked this country and claimed it for Nazi Germany. Official start of WWII |
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| NORMANDY INVASION (D-DAY) |
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| June 6,1944: the largest combined land- sea-air invasion in history to begin the liberation of france from german occupation |
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| two japanese cities where the u.s dropped atomic bombs ending WWII |
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| February 1943, Soviet victory (expelling Germans) marked a major turning point in the war for the allies on the eastern front |
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| this was the first major Japanese defeat and the turning point of the war in the pacific |
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| August- October 1940: germans bombed british shipyards, industries,& cities, destroying entire neighborhoods, killing many civilians |
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| he used anger over the Treaty of Versailles and the depression in Germany to grab power in 1920s. He wanted an all-powerful German Empire. |
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| he used unrest and economic instability in Italy to grab power in the 1920s. Opposed to democracy. Controlled the the army and the schools. |
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| he was military general and prime minister of Japan from 1941-1944. Invaded Nanking, China and killed around one million unarmed citizens. |
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| Great Britain- urged Britain to re-arm after Hitler's election in 1933. Prime Minister in 1940. Said Britain and France should form a military alliance with the Soviet Union. |
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| he pushed for economic support of the allies with the lend lease program, while trying to keep his campaign promise to neutral. After bombing of Pearl Harbor, he rec Congress declare war on Japan. |
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| president FDR was elected to serve 4th term and chose this man as his vice president. Became president after FDR death. Decided to drop atomic bomb on Japan. |
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| the tyrannical dictator of the Soviet Union who first supported the axis powers. Joined the Allies in 1941 after a non-aggression pact with Germanywas violated by a German invasion. |
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