WWII Flashcards
Axis
The opposing armed forces in WWII (Germany, Italy, and Japan).
Propaganda
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Blitzkreig
Meaning “lightning war” and is meant to be a quick unexpected attack on a victim.
Nazi Party
A violent organization formed by the Nazi Germans whose one goal was to eliminate all socially inferior races from Europe.
Communism
An economic system in which property is publicly owned and the needs of a whole are more important than that of a whole.
Anti-Semitism
The prejudice or hating against the Jewish as a race, culture or as a people.
United Nations
An international organization that promotes world peace and cooperation.
Resistance
A refusal to give into something without constant argument and reasoning.
Allies
Britain, France, the U.S, and U.S.S.R.
Authoritative government
A system that expects everyone to obey all rules whether just or unjust, fair or unfair.