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S.S. Ch. 8 S. 1
Vocabulary Section 1
Term | Definition |
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Benito Mussolini | Italian Fascist dictator |
Facism | political philosophy that advocates a strong nationalistic dictatorship |
Adolf Hitler | German dictator, Nazi party head |
Joseph Stalin | communist dictator of the Soviet Union 1924-1953 |
Axis | the Rome-Berlin Axis; the alliance between Italy and Germany, later joined by Japan |
Neville Chamberlain | Prime Minister of Great Britain, made Munich Agreement with Hitler |
Appeasement | meeting demands of a hostile power in order to avoid war |
Blitzkrie | German word "lightning war" tactics |
Lend-Lease Act | allowed the U.S. to lend weapons the the Allies |
Pearl Harbor | U.S. naval base attacked by Japanese force on Dec. 7, 1941 |
Hideki Tojo | Prime Minister of Japan 1941-1944 |
Infamy | evil fame or reputation |