Term | Definition |
allies | Allies: In WWII, the
group of nations
originally consisting
of Great Britain,
France, and The
Soviet Union and
later joined by the
U.S. |
axis | Axis Powers: The
group of nations
including Germany,
Italy, and Japan that
opposed the Allies in
World War II |
dictatorship | Dictatorship: A
government in which
one individual has
absolute authority |
facism | Fascism: A political
philosophy that
advocates a strong,
centralized,
nationalistic
government headed
by a powerful
dictator |
totalitarian | Totalitarian:
Characteristic of a
political system in
which the
government exercises
complete control over
its citizen’s lives |
empire | Empire: A group of
nations ruled by one
supreme authority |
aggression | Aggression: The
practice of making
unprovoked attacks
against other nations |
Appeasement | Appeasement: The
granting of
concessions to a
hostile power in
order to keep the
peace |
gi | GI: From
“government issue”
applied to American
soldiers in World
War II and later wars |
lend-lease | Lend-Lease Act: A
law, passed in 1941,
that allowed the U.S.
to ship arms and
other supplies,
without immediate
payment, to nations
fighting the Axis
powers |
neutrality | Neutrality Acts: A
series of laws enacted
in 1935 and 1936 to
prevent U.S. arms
sales and loans to
nations at war |
executive order | Executive Order:
Emergency rules
made by the
president which have
the power of law |
intertainment camps | Internment Camps:
Confinement or a
restriction in
movement especially
under wartime
conditions;
temporary prisons
used for Nisei
Americans after the
attack on Pearl
Harbor |
Nisei | Nisei: Children of
Japanese immigrants
born and educated in
the U.S. |