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Chapter 14 Vocab

TermDefinition
1.Totalitarianism theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of it's people
2.Anti-Semitic prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people
3.Spanish Civil War Nationalists 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 agrrement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain in France that sacrificed the Sudeten Land to preserve peace
7.Blitzkrieg "lightning war" emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into the enemies territory
8.Allies group of countries led by Britain,France, and the U.S. and the Soviet Union that fought the Axis powers in WW2
9.Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the US if they paid cash and carried merchandise on their own ships
10.Tripartite Pact agreement that created an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan during WW2
11.Lend-Lease Act act passed in 1941 that allowed President Roosevelt to sale or lend any war supplies to any country whose defense he considered vital to the safety of the US
12.Atlantic Charter joint declartion made in August 1941 by Great Britain and the US, during WW2, that endorsed National Self-Determination and an International system of security
13.Pearl Harbor American military base attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941
14.WAC US army group established in WW2 so that women could serve in non-combat roles
15.Bataan Death March during WW2, the forced march on American and Philipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military
16.Battle Of Coralsea WW2 battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers
17.Axis Powers group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought the Allies in WW2
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