Chapter 16 Flashcards
Nationalism
A devotion to the interests and culture of ones nation
Facism
A political philosophy that advocates a strong, centralized, nationalistic government headed by a powerful dictator
“Black Shirts”
Name of Mussolini’s followers who got the name by the black uniforms they wore
Francisco Franco
Rebelled against the Spanish republic
Nazism
The German brand of facism, based on extreme nationalism
“Storm Troopers”
Men who joined Hitler’s private army
Totalitarianism
Characteristics of a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens
Third Reich
Replacement of Germany’s democratic Weimar Republic
Neutrality Acts
A series of laws enacted in 1935 and 1936 to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations at war
Edouard Daladier
French premier who was hired by Hitler, he wanted to avoid war
Neville Chamberlain
British prime minister, wanted to avoid war and believed Hitler would be the one to do it
Winston Churchill
Opposed the view of Chamberlain ( avoiding war )
Appeasement
The granting of concessions to a hostile power in order to keep the peace
Luftwaffe
German Air Force, roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities
Blitzkrieg
German military strategy, lightening war
Maginot Line
A system of fortifications built along France’s eastern border
Charles de Gaulle
French general who fled to England where he set up a government-in-exile
Schutzstaffel
Name of Hitler’s elite also known as “security squadron”
Anti-Semitism
Hatred of the Jews
Nuremberg Laws
Stripped Jews of their German citizenship, jobs, and property
Genocide
The deliberate and systematic killing of an entire population
Crematorium
A place where a dead persons body is burnt to ashes
Tripartile Pact
Mutual defense treaty signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelts republican opponent, who supported Roosevelts policy of aiding Britain
