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Chapter 11-12
Chapter 11-12 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Facism | A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and often racism and no tolerance of opposition |
Collective | A farm especially in communist countries formed from many small holdings collected into a single unit for joint operation on the governmental supervision |
Appeasement | Giving into unjust demand in order to avoid all conflict |
Internationalism | National policy of actively treating with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity |
Strategic Material | Items needed for fighting a war |
Concentration camp | A camp for people or detained or confined |
Extermination Camp | A camp for men women and children were sent to be executed |
Disenfranchise | To deprive of the right to vote |
Cost-plus | A government contract to pay manufacturer the cost to produce an item plus a guaranteed percentage |
Sunbelt | The new industrial region in Southern California in the deep South that developed during world war two |
Zoot suit | Men's clothing of extreme cut typically consisting of a filing jacket with wide padded shoulders and baggy pleated pants with narrow cuffs |
Victory suit | Men's suit with no vest no cuffs shorter jacket and nearly pools worn during World War II in order to say fabric for the war effort |
Rationing | Restricting the amount of an item in individual can have due to a limited supply |
Victory garden | Garden planted by citizens during war to raise vegetables for home use leaving more for the troops |
Amphtrac | In insidious tractor used to move troops from ships to shore |
Kamikaze | During World War II, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target |
Periphery | The outer boundary of something |
Convoy system | A system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection |
Hedgegrow | And enclosure made of dirt walls covered in shrubbery built defense and cattle and crops |
Napalm | A type of jellied gasoline |