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World War II
Term | Definition |
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Communism | A single totalitarian government rules. The governement controls all aspects of society and the people have very little freedom. |
Democracy | The people have a say in government and majority rules. |
Fascism | Rule of a people by a dictorial government that is nationalistic and imperialistic. |
Appeasement | Nations gave in to aggressive demands to maintain peace. |
Munich Pact | Great Britain,France,and Germany sign an agreement. |
Non-Aggression Pact | An agreement to NOT fight with one another. |
Blitzkrieg | Uses Planes,Tanks,and Soldiers to engage in total war. |
Maginot Line | A series of trenches that stretch along the French-German Border. |
Concentration Camp | Detention centers where Jews and others were starved,shot or gassed to death. |
Genocide | The attempt to destroy an entire ethnic or religious group. |
United Nations | A place to discuss world problems and develop solutions. |
The Manhattan Project | A group of scientists from the U.S, Canada, Britain, and other European Nations begin to work on the top- secret atomic bomb. |
Bushido Code | Do not surrender,ever |
Nuremburg Trials | Placed Nazi Germany officers on trial for war crimes and/or crimes against humanity. |
Yalta Conference | Roosevelt (U.S),Churchill(England), and Stalin(Soviet Union) decided that they would divide Germany temporarily after the war ends. |