Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

World War II

Vocab. for Unit on WWII

QuestionAnswer
dictator leader who has absolute power and rules a nation by force
Anti-Semitism dislike of or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic or racial group.
totalitarian seeking to control all aspects of life through dictatorial control
appeasement the policy of giving in to the demands of others in an effort to keep peace
obtain to gain
unify to join together
blitzkrieg fast, sudden attack by massed forces
target object of an attack
disarmament giving up military weapons
funds money
shift to move
ration to make scarce items available to people on a limited bases
civil defense protective measures taken by civilians in case of attack
overseas across the ocean
internment camp camp where Japanese Americans were kept during WWII
concentrate to focus
siege military blockade
tense anxious
genocide attempt to kill an entire population, such as an ethnic group
Holocaust the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews by the Nazis during WWII
concentration camp large prison camp used to hold people for political reasons
island hopping a strategy used during WWII that called for attacking and capturing certain key islands and then using these islands as a base from which to attack others
kamikaze during WWII, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash his target
secure to gain control
conflict a war or a prolonged struggle
Created by: deleted user
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards