WW II Key terms
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| Anti-semetism | prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people.
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| Facism | A system of government characterized by strict social and economic control and a strong centralized government usually headed by a dictator.
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| Blitzkrieg | German lightning warfare.
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| Neutrality Act 1939 | European democracies might buy American war materials on a "cash-and-carry basis",
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| WAC | U.S. Army group established during WW II so that women could serve in noncombat roles.
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| OWI | Promoted patriotism, warn about foreign spies, propaganda abroad.
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| Island Hopping | Attacking and capturing islands in a successive pattern.
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| Nuremberg Laws | Placed severe restrictions of Jews, prohibited from marrying non-Jews, attending schools or universities, holding government hobs, practicing law or medicine.
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| Concentration Camp | A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined
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| Appeasement | Satisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability.
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| NAZI Party | The political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933
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| Axis Power | Military alliance formed by Italy and Germany in 1936.
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| Unconditional Surrender | Surrendering to your enemies on their terms - no negotiations.
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| Internment | Confinement during wartime.
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| Kamikaze | A fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
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| Allies | An alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy.
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| Atlantic Charter | 1941 Pledge signed by US president FDR and British prime minister Winston Church hill not to acquire new territory as a result of WWII and to work for peace after the war.
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| Manhattan Project | Code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs.
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| Genocide | Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group.
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| Propoganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
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