The Coming of War 1931-1942
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| Totalitarianism | a theoryy of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people
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| Joseph Stalin | Leader of the Communist Party in Russia/Soviet Union after the death of Lenin
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| Benito Mussolini | Leader/Founder of the Fascist party in Italy
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| Adolf Hitler | Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany
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| anti-Semitic | prejudice against Jewish people
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| Spanish Civil War | Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco rebelled against the democratic Republican government of Spain
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| Appeasement | Britain and France's policy of granting concessions in order to keep the peace with Germany
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| Anschluss | (forced) union of Germany and Austria in 1933
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| Munich Pact | agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France in 1938 that sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace
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| blitzkrieg | "lightning war" that emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory
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| Axis Powers | group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought the Allies in World War II
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| Allies | group of countries led by Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union that fought the Axis Powers in World War II
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| Winston Churchill | new Prime Minister of Britain
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| 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
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| Tripartite Pact | agreement that created an alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan
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| 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
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| Atlantic Charter | a joint declaration made in August 1941 by Great Britain and the United States, during World War II, that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of general security
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| Hideki Tojo | Japanese general who became the Prime Minister of Japan
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| Pearl Harbor | American military base attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941
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| WAC(Women's Army Corps) | U.S. Army group established during World War II so that women could serve in noncombat roles
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| Douglas MacArthur | commander of the United States Navy forces in Asia
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| Bataan Death March | during World War II, the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military
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| Battle of Coral Sea | World War II battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers
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