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SS Vocab Quiz

SS Vocab - End of WWII - Start of Cold War

QuestionAnswer
Dictator a leader who controls their nation by force and/or manipulation.
Fascism gov't characterized by militarism and nation first
Totalitarian Rule leaders crush all opposition & totally control all areas of society
Appeasement giving into demands in order to avoid a larger conflict
Disarmament giving up military weapons
Blitzkrieg lighting war
Mobilization military and civilian preparations for war
Internment Camps detention centers
Genocide wiping out an entire group of people
Island Hopping strategy - attack some islands, ignore others & capture certain islands
Espionage spying
Perjury lying under oath
"Iron Curtain" the imaginary dividing line between Eastern Europe and the West
Containment US to hold back (contain) Soviet communist expansion
Cold War a battle of ideology between US and USSR
Censure formally criticized and stopped
Stalemate a situation in which neither side is able to gain ground of achieve victory
Materialism a focus in accumulating money and possessions
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