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Unit 10 Vocab Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communism | a social structure based on the common ownership of property |
| Appeasemnet | the granting of concessions to a hostile power in order to keep the peace. |
| Totalitarian | characteristic of a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives. |
| Fascism | a political philosophy that advocates a strong, centralized, nationalistic government headed by a powerful dictator. |
| Nazism | the political philosophy—based on extreme nationalism, racism, and militaristic expansionism—that Adolf Hitler put into practice in Germany from 1933 to 1945. |
| Blitzkrieg | from the German word meaning “lightning war,” a sudden, massive attack with combined air and ground forces, intended to achieve a quick victory. |
| Genocide | the deliberate and systematic extermination of a particular racial, national, or religious group. |
| Ghetto | . a city neighborhood in which a certain minority group is pressured or forced to live. |
| Rationing | a restriction of people’s right to buy unlimited amounts of particular foods and other goods, often implemented during wartime to ensure adequate supplies for the military. |
| Kamikaze | involving or engaging in the deliberate crashing of a bomb-filled airplane into a military target. |
| Internment | confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions. |
| Concentration Camp | a prison camp operated by Nazi Germany in which Jews and other groups considered to be enemies of Adolf Hitler were starved while doing slave labor or were murdered. |
| Non-aggression pact | an agreement in which two nations promise not to go to war with each other. |
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