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Chapter 14
Term | Definition |
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Totalitarianism | a theory of the gov't in which a single party or leader controls the lives of the people |
Anti-Semitic | prejudiced against Jewish people |
Spanish Civil War | nationalist forces led by general Francisco Franco rebelled against the democratic Republican gov't of Spain |
Appeasement | policy that France and Britain pursued against aggressive rations during 1930's |
Anschluss | Union of Germany and Austria in 1933 |
Munich Pact | agreement between Germany, Italy, GB, and France in 1938 |
Blitz Krieg | sudden attack |
Axis Power | group of countries led by Germany, Italy and Japan that fought the allies in ww2 |
Allies | Britain, France ,the US and Soviet Union that fought the axis power in ww2 |
Neutrality Act Of 1939 | allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the U.S. if they paid cash and had merchandise |
Tripartite Pact | agreement that created and alliance between Germany,Italy and Japan during WW2 |
Lend-Lease Act | allowed Pres. Roosevelt to sell or lend war supplies |
Atlantic Charter | a document that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of "general security" |
Pearl harbor | Japanese military attack on U.S. |
Women's Army Corp(WAC) | Army group established during WW2 so that women could serve in noncombat |
Bataan Death March | during WW2 the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military |
Battle of coral sea | WW2 battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers |