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World War 2

wordmeaning
fascism a political system that was rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state
totalitarian state a country where a single party controls the government, and every aspect of people's lives
Nazi a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party
anti-Semitism showing dislike, or discriminating against Jewish people
scapegoat a person who is made the bear the blame for others
Nuremberg Laws laws that legalized hatred and discrimination toward Jewish people
Holocaust the mass slaughter of Europe's Jews before and during World War 2
genocide the wiping out (killing) of an entire population, such as an ethnic group
internment camps prison camps in the U.S. where Japanese Americans were kept during World War 2
concentration camps large prison camps used to hold people for political reasons; during WW2 Hitler and the Nazi party used these as death camps
appeasement the policy of giving in to the demands of others in order to keep the peace
blitzkrieg a swift and fierce attack; also known as a lightning war
rationing limiting the amount of certain goods that people can buy or use
Double 'V' Campaign an African American civil rights campaign - wanted 2 victories - against fascism overseas and against discrimination here at home
Operation Overlord code name for the Allied invasion of Europe
Nuremberg Trials Nazi war crime trials held in 1945 and 1946
Created by: Mrs. Smith MRMS
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