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Chapter 14 Vocab US
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| totalitarianism | theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people. |
| anti-Sematic | prejudice against Jewish people |
| Spanish Civil War | bloody conflict that raged from 1936 until 1939 |
| appeasement | grating concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace |
| Anschluss | union of Germany and Austria |
| Munich Pact | agreement reached at the conference, preserved "peace for our time" |
| blitzkrieg | sudden attack |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan, and several other nations |
| Allies | Britain, France, and eventually many other nations, including the Soviet Union, the United States, and China |
| Neutrality Act of 1939 | included a cash-and-carry provision |
| Tripartite Pact | bond of German, Italy, and Japan |
| Lend-Lease Act | authorized Roosevelt to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government any defense article" |
| Atlantic Charter | document that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of "general security" |
| Pearl Harbor | the site of the United States Navy's main Pacific base |
| WAC | (Women's Army Crops) provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors, and lab technicians for the United States Army. |
| Bataan Death March | 7000+ American and Filipino troops died during the journey to Bataan Peninsula (63 miles) |
| Battle of Coral Sea | helped to kindle hope for the American military in the Pacific |
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