world war II vocabulary
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| allies | Allies: In WWII, the
group of nations
originally consisting
of Great Britain,
France, and The
Soviet Union and
later joined by the
U.S.
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| axis | Axis Powers: The
group of nations
including Germany,
Italy, and Japan that
opposed the Allies in
World War II
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| dictatorship | Dictatorship: A
government in which
one individual has
absolute authority
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| facism | Fascism: A political
philosophy that
advocates a strong,
centralized,
nationalistic
government headed
by a powerful
dictator
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| totalitarian | Totalitarian:
Characteristic of a
political system in
which the
government exercises
complete control over
its citizen’s lives
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| empire | Empire: A group of
nations ruled by one
supreme authority
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| aggression | Aggression: The
practice of making
unprovoked attacks
against other nations
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| Appeasement | Appeasement: The
granting of
concessions to a
hostile power in
order to keep the
peace
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| gi | GI: From
“government issue”
applied to American
soldiers in World
War II and later wars
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| lend-lease | Lend-Lease Act: A
law, passed in 1941,
that allowed the U.S.
to ship arms and
other supplies,
without immediate
payment, to nations
fighting the Axis
powers
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| neutrality | Neutrality Acts: A
series of laws enacted
in 1935 and 1936 to
prevent U.S. arms
sales and loans to
nations at war
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| executive order | Executive Order:
Emergency rules
made by the
president which have
the power of law
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| intertainment camps | Internment Camps:
Confinement or a
restriction in
movement especially
under wartime
conditions;
temporary prisons
used for Nisei
Americans after the
attack on Pearl
Harbor
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| Nisei | Nisei: Children of
Japanese immigrants
born and educated in
the U.S.
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