SS imperialism WWII vocab Flashcards
totalitarianism
the belief that a government should have complete and total control over every aspect of life
Isolationism
A policy of staying out of other countries interests conflicts and affairs
subjugation
the act of bringing someone of something under somain or control
scapegoat
a person or group of people made to take the blame for others or to suffer in their place
infamy
being famous/ well known for a bad quaity or deed
homefront
people at home who contribute to war efforts
propaganda
information, ideas, or rumours purposefully spread to help or harm a person, group, movement, etc..
War bonds
giving a loan to the government during times of war, after a certain period of time the government pays the money back
victory gardens
gardens usually at home planted to increase food production during war
internment
being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons
executive order 9066
established military zones on the west coast and ordered he removal of japanese citizens from that area
Issei/nisei
japanese immigrants/U.S citizens with immigrant japanese parents
Korematsu V. United States
the 1944 supreme court decision which upheld japanese-American confinment as constitutional.