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Chapter 14 Vocab
Logan McGee 10/30/12 US History Block 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Totalitarianism | a theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people |
| 2. Anti-Semitism | prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people |
| 3. Spanish Civil War | Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco rebelled against the democratic Republican government of Spain |
| 4. Appeasement | Policy of granting concessions in order to keep the peace |
| 5. Anschluss | Union of Germany and Austria in 1933 |
| 6. Munich Pact | agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France in 1938 that sacrificied the Sudentenland to preserve peace |
| 7. Blitzkrieg | "lightning war" that emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory |
| 8. Axis Powers | group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought the Allies in World War II |
| 9. Allies | group of of countries led by Britain, France, the United States, and the soviet union that fought the Axis powers in World War II |
| 10. Neutrality Act of 1939 | allowed belligerent nations to buy goods and arms in the United States if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships |
| 11. Tripartite Pact | agreement that created an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII |
| 12. Lend-Lease Act | act passed in 1941 that allowed President Roosevelt to sell or lend war supplies to any country whose defense he considered vital to the safety of the United States |
| 13. Atlantic Charter | a joint declaration made in August 1941 by Great Britain and the United States, during WWII, that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of general security |
| 14. Pearl Harbor | American military base attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941 |
| 15. Bataan Death March | during WWII, the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military |
| 16. Battle of Coral Sea | WWII battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers |
| 17. WAC | US army group established during WWII so that women could serve in noncombat roles |
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