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Run to WWII 2025
Key Terms for the Run to WWII 2025
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Non-interventionism | US foreign policy before World War Two where we avoid becoming involved in the political or military affairs of other nations[ |
| League of Nations | The international organization formed after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, but failed to prevent World War II |
| Isolationist | A person or policy favoring staying out of the political and military affairs of other countries, especially avoiding alliances and wars |
| Reparations | Payments or compensation demanded from a defeated country to pay for damages or expenses caused during a war. |
| Fascist | A follower or supporter of a political system that is dictatorial, extremely nationalistic, and often suppresses opposition, as seen in Mussolini’s Italy and Hitler’s Germany. |
| Totalitarianism | A government system in which a single party or leader has complete control over every aspect of life, allowing no political opposition. |
| Maginot Line | A line of fortifications built by France along its eastern border before World War II, intended to stop German invasions. |
| America First Committee | A group formed in 1940 that opposed U.S. involvement in World War II, arguing the U.S. should focus on defending itself and stay out of foreign wars. |
| Neutrality Acts | Laws passed in the 1930s in the United States to prevent involvement in foreign wars by banning arms sales and loans to countries at war. |
| Appeasement | A policy of giving in to the demands of an aggressive country in order to avoid conflict, such as letting Nazi Germany annex land before World War II. |
| Selective Service | A system in the United States requiring men to register for the military draft, allowing the government to call citizens into military service if needed. |
| Interventionist | A person or policy favoring involvement in foreign conflicts, especially supporting aid or direct action in other countries’ affairs. |
| Stimson Doctrine | A policy declared by the U.S. in 1932 refusing to recognize international territorial changes executed by force, especially Japan’s takeover of Manchuria. |
| Unconditional Surrender | A demand that the losing side in a war gives up completely, without any guarantees or terms. |
| Atlantic Charter | A statement made in 1941 by the U.S. and Britain listing the goals for a postwar world, including self-government and no territorial expansion in Europe |
| Third Reich | The name Adolf Hitler gave to Nazi Germany, which he said would be Germany’s third great empire, lasting from 1933 to 1945. |
| Moral Embargo | A U.S. government policy urging American companies not to sell goods that could be used for war to countries seen as aggressors, especially before the U.S. entered World War II. |
| Battle of Britain | A major World War II air battle in 1940 between Britain’s Royal Air Force and Nazi Germany’s air force, which Britain successfully resisted. |
| Dunkirk | The World War II rescue where Allied soldiers trapped by German troops in France were evacuated across the English Channel in 1940. |
| Blitzkrieg | A fast and powerful style of warfare used by Germany in World War II that combined air attacks, tanks, and infantry to quickly overwhelm the enemy, it meant “Lightning War”. |
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