WWII Flashcards

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Axis

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The opposing armed forces in WWII (Germany, Italy, and Japan).

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Propaganda

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

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Blitzkreig

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Meaning “lightning war” and is meant to be a quick unexpected attack on a victim.

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Nazi Party

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A violent organization formed by the Nazi Germans whose one goal was to eliminate all socially inferior races from Europe.

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Communism

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An economic system in which property is publicly owned and the needs of a whole are more important than that of a whole.

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Anti-Semitism

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The prejudice or hating against the Jewish as a race, culture or as a people.

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United Nations

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An international organization that promotes world peace and cooperation.

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Resistance

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A refusal to give into something without constant argument and reasoning.

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Allies

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Britain, France, the U.S, and U.S.S.R.

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Authoritative government

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A system that expects everyone to obey all rules whether just or unjust, fair or unfair.

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