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Chapter 14 Vocab
Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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-Semitic- | 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 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 sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace. |
7) Blitzkrieg- | "Lightening war" that emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into 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 countries led by Britain, France, United States, and the Soviet Union that fought the Axis Powers in World War II. |
10) Neutrality Act of 1939- | Act that allowed nations at war 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 World War II. |
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 World War II, 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) WAC- | (Women's Army Corps) U.S. Army group established during World War II so that women could serve in noncombat roles. |
16) Bataan Death March- | During World War II, the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military. |
17) Battle of Coral Sea- | World War II battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers. |