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WWII Vocabulary

WWII

TermDefinition
isolationism a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
anti-semitism hostility to or prejudice against Jews.
boycott To abstain (stop) from buying or using a product or business.
holocaust The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
segregation The action of setting someone or something apart from other people
aryan an imagined racial category referring to non-jewish Caucasians, especially of Nordic or northern European origin.
concentration camps a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are tightly imprisoned with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution
ration an allotted amount
turning point a time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially one with beneficial results
armistice A temporary truce or suspension of wartime hostilities.
belligerent A nation at war
coup A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power
reparations Money paid by the losers of a war to the winners to compensate for damages and loss of property, lives, and productivity
spheres of influence Areas in which another country has power and influence without having formal authority
appeasement A policy by which France and Great Britain tried unsuccessfully to prevent Adolf Hitler from starting a European war by conceding to some of his demands to annex territory and reject treaty obligations.
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