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Unit #8 Interwar/WW2

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Weimar Republic Government of Germany after WWI
Great Depression Severe economic downturn that followed the collapse of the U.S. stock market in 1929
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) President of the United States during the Great Depression
Fascism Political movement based on nationalism that gives power to a dictator and takes away individual rights
Benito Mussolini Fascist leader of Italy
Adolf Hitler Fascist leader of Germany
Mein Kampf Book by Hitler outlining his beliefs and goals for Germany
Appeasement Giving in to keep the peace
Axis Powers Germany, Italy & Japan
Isolationism Belief that political ties with other countries should be avoided
Third Reich German Empire under Hitler
Munich Conference Meeting of world powers in 1938 that allowed Hitler to take part of Czechoslovakia
Nonagression Pact Agreement that says countries will not attack or invade one another
Blitzkrieg Warfare in which surprise air attacks are followed by massive attacks on land
Winston Churchill Leader of Great Britain during most of WW2
Hideki Tojo Dictator of Japan during WW2
Pearl Harbor Navy base in Hawaii attacked by the Japanese
Douglas MacArthur U.S. general who commanded Allied forces in the Pacific
Holocaust Systematic mass killing of Jews & other groups considered inferior
Kristallnacht Night of broken glass, when Nazis attacked Jews throughout Germany
Final Solution Hitler’s plan to kill as many Jews as possible
Genocide Systematic killing of an entire people
Dwight D. Eisenhower American General who helped drive the Germans out of Africa; Commanded D-Day invasion
D-Day Huge Allied invasion mounted to retake France from the Germans
Nuremberg Trials Trials of Nazi leaders tried with crimes against humanity, held in Nuremberg, Germany
Demilitarization Breaking down armed forces
Democratization Process of creating a government elected by the people
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