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Chapter 14 & 15

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1 totalitarianism a theory of gov. in which a single party or leader controls the economic social and cultural lives of its people.
2 anti-Semitic prejudice against jewish people.
3 Spanish Civil War a bloody conflict that raged from 1936 until 1939
4 appeasement a policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace.
5 Anschluss union of germany and austria in 1933
6 Munich Pact agreement made between germany italy GB and france in 1938 that sacrificed the sudetenland to preserve peace
7 blitzkrieg sudden attack or lightning war
8 Axis Power group of countries led by germany italy and japan that fought the allies in WWII
9 Allies group of countries led by britain france the US and the USSR that fought in WWII
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 ship
11 tripertite act agreement that created an alliance between germany itlay and japan durin WWII
12lend-lease act authorized roosevelt to sell transfer title to exchange lease lend or otherwise dispose of
13 atlantic charter a document that endorsed national self determination and an international system of general security
14 Pearl Harbor the site of the US navys main pacific base
15 WAC 1943 provided clerical workers truck drivers instructors and lab technicians for the US army
16 bataan death march the forced marched of american anf filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the japanese military
17 battle of coral sea battle that took place between japanese and american aircraft carriers
18 unconditional surrender giving up completly with out any concessions
19 saturation bombing to inflict maximum damage
20 strategic bombing tactic of dropping bombs on key political and industrial targets
21 tuskegee airmen african american squadron that escorted bombers in the air war over Europe during WWII
22 Chester Nimitz commander of the US navy in the pacific
23 battle of midway turning point of WWII in which the japs advance was stopped
24 executive order 8802 assured fair hiring pracices in any job funded with gov money
25 bracero program brought laborers from mexico to work on american farms
26 internment temorary imprisonment ofm members of a specific group
27 Korematsu vs US
28 442nd regimental combat team fought in the italian campaign and became the most decorated military unit in american history
29 rationing gov controlled limits on the aount of certain goods that civilians could buy during wartime
30 OWI worked closely with the media to encourage support of the war effort
31 d day the day allies landed on the shores of normandy france
32 battle of the bulge hitler ordered a counter attack on the allies in belgium
33 island hopping straqtegy that involved seizing selected japanese held islands in the pacificwhile bypassing others
34 kamikaze japanes pilots who deliberatley crashed planes into amercian war ships
35 manhattan project code name of the project that developed a atomic bomb
36 holocaust the nazi attempt to kill al jews under their control
37 nuremburg laws laws enacted by hitler to deny german citizenship to jews
38 kristallnacht NIGHT OF THE BROKEN GLASS
39 genocide willful annhilat6ion of a racial political or cultural group
40 concentration camps where members of specially designated groups were confined
41 death camps where prisoners were systematically exterminated
42 war refugee board worked with the red cross to save thousands of jews
43 yalta conference 1945 strategy meating between roosevelt churchill and stalin
44 superpowers powerful country that displays a dominant role in the world
45 GATT 1948 treaty designed to expand world trade by reducing tariffs
46 UN an org that many hoped would suceed where the leuge of nations had failed
47 universal declaration of human rights document issued by th UN to premote basic human rights and freedoms
48 geneva convention an international agreement governing the humane treatment of wounded soldiers and POWs
49 nuremburg trials in which the aliies prosecuted nazis for war crimes
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