Great Britain, France, and other countries working together to oppose the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WW2

Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance to work together at the start of WW2

nation to rebuild a stockpile of weapons to replace those that are out of date or taken away

agreement formed between Germany and Italy in 1936

named used by the Nazi party to describe the time when Adolf Hitler believed he was creating a third German empire

belief that war is morally wrong

person seeking shelter and protection from political persecution

policy of making political compromises in order to avoid conflict

removing or eliminating something

ban against engaging in commerce with specified countries

agreement Hitler made with the rulers of Great Britain, France, and Italy, declaring that Germany had the right to seize the Sudetenland, a portion of Czechoslovakia

agreement made in 1939 between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union, declaring that they would not take military action against each other for the next 10 years

directive issued by a president that has the force of law

prison camp to hold enemy aliens and other prisoners of war during wartime

control the supply of goods made available to the public, especially in wartime

receiving lower pay for the same job based on gender, race, or ethnicity

debt security issued by the government to help finance military expenses during wartime

thickly armored German tank with impressive firepower used during WW1

attack that uses naval support to protect military forces invading by land and air

strategy that involves capturing and setting up military bases on island groups one island at a time

June 6, 1944, WW2 when allied forces invaded northern France by landing on beaches in Normandy

group of Japanese suicide bomber pilots who crashed their planes, loaded with explosives, into American ships

extremely cruel and shocking act of violence

place where prisoners of war or members of persecuted minorities are confined; in WW2, the camps where Jews and others were held and murdered by the Nazis

furnace or oven used to burn human or animals remains; in WW2, the oven used by Nazis to burn their victims' bodies

mass slaughter by the Nazis of six million Jews and others during WW2

court of justice with authority over a specific matter

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Term	Definition
allied powers	Great Britain, France, and other countries working together to oppose the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WW2
axis powers	Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance to work together at the start of WW2
Gestapo	Nazi secret police force
rearmament	nation to rebuild a stockpile of weapons to replace those that are out of date or taken away
Rome-Berlin Axis	agreement formed between Germany and Italy in 1936
third Reich	named used by the Nazi party to describe the time when Adolf Hitler believed he was creating a third German empire
pacifism	belief that war is morally wrong
refugee	person seeking shelter and protection from political persecution
appeasment	policy of making political compromises in order to avoid conflict
purge	removing or eliminating something
embargo	ban against engaging in commerce with specified countries
Munich Agreement	agreement Hitler made with the rulers of Great Britain, France, and Italy, declaring that Germany had the right to seize the Sudetenland, a portion of Czechoslovakia
nonaggression pact	agreement made in 1939 between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union, declaring that they would not take military action against each other for the next 10 years
executive order	directive issued by a president that has the force of law
internment camp	prison camp to hold enemy aliens and other prisoners of war during wartime
ration	control the supply of goods made available to the public, especially in wartime
wage discrimination	receiving lower pay for the same job based on gender, race, or ethnicity
war bond	debt security issued by the government to help finance military expenses during wartime
panzer	thickly armored German tank with impressive firepower used during WW1
amphibious assault	attack that uses naval support to protect military forces invading by land and air
island hopping	strategy that involves capturing and setting up military bases on island groups one island at a time
D-Day	June 6, 1944, WW2 when allied forces invaded northern France by landing on beaches in Normandy
kamikaze	group of Japanese suicide bomber pilots who crashed their planes, loaded with explosives, into American ships
atrocity	extremely cruel and shocking act of violence
concentration camp	place where prisoners of war or members of persecuted minorities are confined; in WW2, the camps where Jews and others were held and murdered by the Nazis
crematorium	furnace or oven used to burn human or animals remains; in WW2, the oven used by Nazis to burn their victims' bodies
Holocaust	mass slaughter by the Nazis of six million Jews and others during WW2
tribunal	court of justice with authority over a specific matter

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