WWII Vocab Flashcards
Policy of giving in to someone’s demands in order to preserve peace.
Appeasement
Aggression
Hostile behavior toward another person/nation.
Hostile behavior toward another person/nation.
Aggression
Arsenal
Place where weapons are made or stored.
Place where weapons are made or stored.
Arsenal
Belligerent
A nation that is engaged in military conflict.
A nation that is engaged in military conflict.
Belligerent
Dictatorship
A system of government in which those who rule usually acquire and maintain authority by force and cannot be held responsible to the will of the people.
A system of government in which those who rule usually acquire and maintain authority by force and cannot be held responsible to the will of the people.
Dictatorship
Discrimination
Actions of unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
Actions of unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
Discrimination
Embargo
A restriction put on trade with a particular nation.
A restriction put on trade with a particular nation.
Embargo
Fascism
Political philosophy that places the importance of the nation over the individual.
Political philosophy that places the importance of the nation over the individual.
Fascism
Habeas Corpus
A court order demanding that the individual in custody be brought to court and shown the reason for detention (guaranteed by constitution and can only be suspended in cases of rebellion or invasion).
A court order demanding that the individual in custody be brought to court and shown the reason for detention (guaranteed by constitution and can only be suspended in cases of rebellion or invasion).
Habeas Corpus
Imperialism
A policy used by strong countries to gain social, political, and/or economic control over foreign territories.
A policy used by strong countries to gain social, political, and/or economic control over foreign territories.
Imperialism
Internment
A policy of putting Japanese-Americans in detention camps during WWII.
A policy of putting Japanese-Americans in detention camps during WWII.
Internment
Natural Rights
A belief that individuals as naturally endowed (given) basic human right (life, liberty, property) that cannot be taken away or given up.
A belief that individuals as naturally endowed (given) basic human right (life, liberty, property) that cannot be taken away or given up.
Natural Rights
Prejudice
A negative opinion or judgement formed beforehand or without full knowledge of the facts.
A negative opinion or judgement formed beforehand or without full knowledge of the facts.
Prejudice
Racism
The belief that members of one’s own race are superior physically, mentally, culturally, and morally to members of other races.
The belief that members of one’s own race are superior physically, mentally, culturally, and morally to members of other races.
Racism
Shortage
Not having enough of a particular item.
Not having enough of a particular item.
Shortage
Surplus
Having more than is necessary.
Having more than is necessary.
Surplus
Totalitarianism
A form of government that controls every aspect of people’s lives.
A form of government that controls every aspect of people’s lives.
Totalitarianism
Appeasement
Policy of giving in to someone’s demands in order to preserve peace.
