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SS Vocab Quiz
SS Vocab - End of WWII - Start of Cold War
Question | Answer |
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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 |