CHAPTER 24:WWII Flashcards

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totalitarian

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government has total control over the people

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2
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fascism

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nation is above the individual

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3
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axis powers

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japan Italy and germany

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4
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appeasment

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policy of giving into someones demands to keep peace

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5
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lies

A

united kingdom france usa ussr

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6
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lend lease act

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authorized the president of the us to aid any nation whos defense was important to national security

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7
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atlantic charter

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a plan for the world after WWII signed by churchill and FDR

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8
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GI’s

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governmnet issued american soldiers

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9
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D-day

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code name for the day the invasion began (june 6, 1944)

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10
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manhattan project

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top secret project to develop a new type of bomb

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11
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holocaust

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nazi germanys systematic murder of european jews

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12
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anti semitism

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hostility toward jews

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13
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kristallnacht

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vandalizing jewish homes, places of worship

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