Chapter 26 Vocab Flashcards
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Fascism
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a political system headed by a dictator, that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance for opposition
2
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Appeasement
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accepting demand in order to avoid conflict
3
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Anti-Semitism
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hostility towards or discrimination against Jews
4
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Internment Camps
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the detention center where Japanese Americans were moved to and confined during world war II
5
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Dictator
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a leader who rules with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal way
6
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Genocide
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the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.
7
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Holocaust
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the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during world war II
8
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Blitzkrieg
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name given to the sudden, violent offensive attack the the Germans used during world war II “lighting war”
