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ChapterFourteenVocab

Chapter 14 Vocabulary U.S.History

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1. totalitarianism: a theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people.
2. Joseph Stalin: took Lenin's place after his death as leader of the Soviet Union.
3. Benito Mussolini: founded the Facist Party.
4. Adolf Hitler: leader of the Nazi Party.
5. anti-Semitic: prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people.
6. Spanish Civil War: Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco rebelled against the democratic Republican government of Spain.
7. appeasement: policy of granting concessions in order to keep the peace.
8. Anschluss: union of Germany and Austria in 1933.
9. Munich Pact: agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France in 1938 that sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace.
10. blitzkrieg: "lightning war" that emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory.
11. Axis Powers: group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought the Allies in World War 2.
12. Allies: group of countries led by Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union that fought the Axis Powers in World War 2.
13. Winston Churchill: Great Britain's prime minister.
14. Neutrality Act of 1939: act that allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the United States if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships.
15. Tripartite Pact: agreement that created an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War 2.
16. Lend-Lease Act: act passed in 1941 that allowed President Roosevelt to sell or lend war supplies to any country whose defense he considered vital to the safety of the United States.
17. Atlantic Charter: a joint declaration made in August 1941 by Great Britain and the United States, during World War 2, that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of general security.
18. Hideki Tojo: the Japanese Prime Minister.
19. Pearl Harbor: American military base attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.
20. WAC: U.S. army group established during World War 2 so that women could serve in noncombat roles.
21. Douglas MacArthur: commander of the United States Army forces in Asia.
22. Bataan Death March: during World War 2, the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military.
23. Battle of Coral Sea: World War 2 battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers.
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