to seize territory and add it to one’s own.

all Germans within the new German state.

a person of Caucasian race, not of Jewish descent (blue eyes, blonde hair); the “master race”.

He was a German statesman, who lived between 1815-1898. He built up the navy and army and developed the war strategy, the Blitzkrieg.

to ensure that all parties are feeling secure and safe.

a political system whereby all property is owned by the community.

a small warship designed for convoy escort duty; Canadian ship.

threatened economic penalties for disobeying the rules; decrease profitability.

Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer

One People, One Empire, One Leader.

a political system whereby an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing government exists.

the deliberate killing of a very large number of people from a particular ethnic group or nation.

Japanese Internment (within Canada):

From 1942 to 1949, Canada forcibly relocated and incarcerated over 22,000 Japanese Canadians over 90% of the total Japanese Canadian population from British Columbia in the name of "national security".

a Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped

the mass killing of Jewish prisoners during WWII

a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through the use of military force.

to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction

a strong (uncritical) supporter of a party, cause or person

print material of a misleading or bias view point used to promote an opinion or cause (typically politically based).

the conservative section of a political system.

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. This measure is taken by a state to coerce another to conform.

a political theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned by the community as a whole.

an extreme patriotic person; to an excessive degree.

Union Soviet Socialist Republic (Russia, Soviets)

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WWII Definitions

Term	Definition
Annexation	to seize territory and add it to one’s own.
Anschluss	all Germans within the new German state.
Aryan	a person of Caucasian race, not of Jewish descent (blue eyes, blonde hair); the “master race”.
Bismarck	He was a German statesman, who lived between 1815-1898. He built up the navy and army and developed the war strategy, the Blitzkrieg.
Blitzkrieg	lightning warfare
Collective Security	to ensure that all parties are feeling secure and safe.
Communist	a political system whereby all property is owned by the community.
Corvette	a small warship designed for convoy escort duty; Canadian ship.
Economic Sanctions	threatened economic penalties for disobeying the rules; decrease profitability.
Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer	One People, One Empire, One Leader.
Fascist	a political system whereby an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing government exists.
Genocide	the deliberate killing of a very large number of people from a particular ethnic group or nation.
Japanese Internment (within Canada):	From 1942 to 1949, Canada forcibly relocated and incarcerated over 22,000 Japanese Canadians over 90% of the total Japanese Canadian population from British Columbia in the name of "national security".
Hiroshima	a Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped
Holocaust	the mass killing of Jewish prisoners during WWII
Imperialist	a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through the use of military force.
Indoctrination	to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction
Luftwaffe	German air force
Partisan	a strong (uncritical) supporter of a party, cause or person
Propaganda	print material of a misleading or bias view point used to promote an opinion or cause (typically politically based).
Reich (Rike)	German state
Right Wing	the conservative section of a political system.
Sanction	a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. This measure is taken by a state to coerce another to conform.
“Seig Heil”	Hail victory
Socialism	a political theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned by the community as a whole.
Ultra Nationalist	an extreme patriotic person; to an excessive degree.
USSR	Union Soviet Socialist Republic (Russia, Soviets)

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