GLOSSARY TERMS

Question 1

Allied Powers

A c________ of countries formed in _____. Its principal members were the U______ K_______, U_____ S______, S_____ U_____, and C_____.

Answer 1

A coalition of countries formed in WWII. Its principal members were the United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, and China.

Question 2

Axis Powers

A c_______ of countries formed in _____. Its principal members were N____ G_______, the Kingdom of I_____, and the E_______ of J_____.

Answer 2

A coalition of countries formed in WWII. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Empire of Japan.

Question 3

Ideology

A system of b______ and i______, often forming the basis of e________ or p_______ theory.

Answer 3

A system of beliefs and ideals, often forming the basis of economic or political theory.

Question 4

Fascism

A far-right, a__________, ultra-n________ political i________ and m________, characterized by a d__________ leader.

Answer 4

A far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader.

Question 5

Appeasement

Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand G_______ territory in order to avoid another w_____ w___. Germany was granted the S_____________ in C____________ and areas with a German population more than ___ percent.

Answer 5

Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory in order to avoid another world war. Germany was granted the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia and areas with a German population more than 50 percent.

Question 6

Consolidate

Combine (a number of things) into a s_____ more effective or c________ whole.

Answer 6

Combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole.

Question 7

League of Nations

The first w____________ i_____________ organisation whose principal mission was to maintain w_____ p_____.

Answer 7

The first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.

Question 8

Incite

Encourage or persuade an i__________ or g_____ to act in a v_______ or u________ way.

Answer 8

Encourage or persuade an individual or group to act in a violent or unlawful way.

Question 9

Chancellor

The chancellor of G________ was the head of the f______ government and the c________ in chief of the German A______ F______ during wartime.

Answer 9

The chancellor of Germany was the head of the federal government of Germany and the commander in chief of the German Armed Forces during wartime.

Question 10

Subversion

The undermining of the p_____ and a________ of an established s_______ or i_________.

Answer 10

The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.

Question 11

Holocaust

The systematic k______ of approximately s___ m_______ European J____ by the Nazis between 1939 and 1945

Answer 11

The systematic killing of approximately six million European Jews by the Nazis between 1939 and 1945

Question 12

Genocide

The deliberate k_____ of a large number of people from a particular n______ or e_____ group with the aim of d_________ that nation or group.

Answer 12

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

Question 13

Anti - Semitism

P________ or d__________ against J____ — (dislike, fear, and persecution of Jews).

Answer 13

Prejudice or discrimination against Jews — (dislike, fear, and persecution of Jews).

Question 14

Propaganda

information, especially of a b______ or m________ nature, used to p_______ a political c_____ or point of view.

Answer 14

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Question 15

Censorship

The s_________ or p_________ of speech, public communication, or other information.

Answer 15

The suppression or prohibition of speech, public communication, or other information.

Question 16

Enlistment

The action of e________ or signing up to serve in the a___.

Answer 16

The action of enrolling or signing up to serve in the armed forces.

Question 17

Declaration of war

A formal d__________ issued by a national g_________ indicating that a state of war e______ between that n______ and another.

Answer 17

A formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation and another.

Question 18

Turning Point

A time at which a d________ change in a s________ occurs

Answer 18

A time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs

Question 19

Unconditional Surrender

a surrender in which no g__________ are given to the s___________ party

Answer 19

a surrender in which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party

Question 20

Island Hopping?

By taking less h_______ held i_______, the U_____ S______ gradually moved into position to launch an a______ on J_____ itself.

Answer 20

By taking less heavily held islands, the United States gradually moved into position to launch an attack on Japan itself.

Question 21

Blitzkrieg

German for “l_________ w___,” referred to a t_____ of using t_____ and p_____ to create a hole in the enemy’s line of t______.

Answer 21

German for “lightning war,” referred to a tactic of using tanks and planes to create a hole in the enemy’s line of troops.

Question 22

Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima had been a J________ territory before the W___ and was the first piece of Japanese t_______ to fall to A______ forces.

Answer 22

Iwo Jima had been a Japanese territory before the War and was the first piece of Japanese territory to fall to Allied forces.

Question 23

Okinawa

O________ was i________ to providing an A________ air base for the eventual attack on J_____.

Answer 23

Okinawa was integral to providing an American air base for the eventual attack on Japan.