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Chapter 18 Access
Fighting World War II Chapter 18 vocabulary from Access American History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Holocaust | the Nazi murder of 11 million people, mostly Jews. |
| D-Day | June 6, 1944 - the date when the Allied Powers landed in France to save France and the other countries in Europe from the Germans. |
| The Allies | One of the sides in World War II. The group was formed by the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, and other countries |
| nationalism | pride in one's country |
| racism | the belief that one group of people is better than the other, based on physical looks. |
| dictator | a ruler with total power |
| the Axis | One of the sides in World War II. This group was formed by Germany, Italy, Japan and some smaller countries. |
| facism | a political set of ideas that says a strong central government controlling everyone's lives and business, and a very powerful leader, is the best way to run a country. It was popular in Italy, Spain and Germany. |
| internment camps | places where people are sent to during the war, when the government believes they are a threat to safety in the country. |
| atomic bomb | a hugely destructive bomb that destroys a large area and spreads cancer causing gas. |
| concentration camps | Nazi prisons where millions of people (mostly Jews) were sent to be killed by the Nazis |
| naval base | the headquarters of the navy |
| invasion | an attack in which a country goes inside another country. |